- Docente: Alberto Vicari
- Credits: 7
- SSD: AGR/02
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Planning and management of agro-territorial, forest and landscape (cod. 8532)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student acquires the elements for the study of the territorial, agronomic and environmental analysis of agricultural ecosystems, the practical-application methods for the management of weeds in crops, lawn, turf and ornamentals, forest, recreational and not agricultural areas. Particularly, the student is able of: to know and to apply the agronomic techniques for the environmental safeguard of the territory; to manage the weed flora in the agricultural and not agricultural areas; to recognize the main weeds of agricultural and non not agricultural areas.
Course contents
Agronomic aspects of the rural landscape. Connections and differences between territorial and farm agronomy.
Agricultural ecosystems: organic farming, sustainable agriculture, conservation agriculture, use of GMO plants in agriculture.
Elements of precision agriculture: role and scope, intra-field spatial variability and tools (GPS, differential correction, remote sensing and proxy-detection, Geographic Information Systems, variable rate equipment). Agricultural use of precision agriculture: yield monitoring, sowing, weed control, fertilization, precision viticulture.
Environmental impact of agriculture: Nonpoint source and point source pollution of pesticides in groundwater and surface water. Fertilizers, heavy metals, manure management. Pesticide residues in water and foods. Mitigation strategies to reduce environmental impact of agriculture.
Interrelationships of ecological factors and agricultural practices in the territorial management. Agronomic techniques for the environmental safeguard at a territorial scale.
Weed management practices in wheat, maize and rice. Weed control
in soybean, sugar beet, sunflower and canola. Weed management in
lawn, turf and ornamentals. Aquatic weed control. Weed management
in not agricultural areas: urban and industrial areas. Weed control
in railroad lines and road network. Weed management in pastures and
rangelands.
Weed identification by species.
Readings/Bibliography
File in pdf format, available at
http://campus.unibo.it/
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Viggiani P. e Angelini R. Dicotiledoni spontanee e infestanti.
2002. Il Sole 24 ORE Edagricole, 529 pp.
Teaching methods
Lecture hall and practice in informatic room.
Assessment methods
Oral examination.
Teaching tools
Slide projector
Office hours
See the website of Alberto Vicari