- Docente: Michele Mattetti
- Crediti formativi: 6
- SSD: AGR/09
- Lingua di insegnamento: Italiano
- Moduli: Michele Mattetti (Modulo Mod 1) Massimiliano Varani (Modulo Mod 2)
- Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza (Modulo Mod 1) Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza (Modulo Mod 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Laurea Magistrale in International Horticultural Science (cod. 8883)
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Orario delle lezioni (Modulo Mod 1)
dal 03/04/2023 al 23/05/2023
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Orario delle lezioni (Modulo Mod 2)
dal 20/02/2023 al 30/03/2023
Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire
The course will provide knowledge on safety requirements adopted in the European countries for horticultural equipment. Key concepts on the safe use of tractors and agricultural equipment in view of the economic and environmental sustainability. Crop protection equipment for a sustainable horticulture.
Contenuti
Concept of sustainability in the agribusiness (2.5 h)
Tractor classification according to international standardization (4 h)
Tractors and power units: main features of pedestrian controlled, ride-on garden tractors, narrow-track tractors for orchards and vineyards (6 h).
Tillage machines adopted in horticulture (5 h)
Tractors fitment to increase the safety of the operators with respect to rollover, falling objects, vibrations, noise level. (2.5 h).
Practice on the selection of tractor and agricultural implement for a given operation (5 h)
Horticultural harvesting machines (5 h)
Sprayers and spreaders: parts, controls, settings and calibration. Protection of the operator from hazardous substances in spray application (5 h).
Seed drills, planters, transplanters: parts, controls, settings and calibration. (5 h)
Machinery and methods for precision and digital farming (10 h)
Practical exercise on sensors for precision agriculture (5 h)
Educational visits to machinery manufacturer and dedicated sector fairs (MACFRUT) (10 h)
Testi/Bibliografia
Lecture notes made available by professors
Hawker, M. F. J., & Keenlyside, J. F. (1985). Horticultural machinery (No. Ed. 3). Longman.
Srivastava, A. K., Goering, C. E., Rohrbach, R. P., & Buckmaster, D. R. (1993). Engineering principles of agricultural machines.
BODRIA, Luigi; PELLIZZI, Giuseppe; PICCAROLO, Pietro. Meccanica e meccanizzazione agricola. Edagricole New Business Media, 2018.
Metodi didattici
Lectures in class.
During the course, seminars will be planned and will be held by experts in the field of agricultural machinery.
Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento
The assessment is based on an oral exam where three questions will be asked. The average duration of the exam is 30 minutes.
Strumenti a supporto della didattica
Lectures in class, and laboratory of water, energy and soil mechanics.
Orario di ricevimento
Consulta il sito web di Michele Mattetti
Consulta il sito web di Massimiliano Varani