Module: Seed Science (3504-210)

Persons:

• Prof.Dr. Michael Kruse (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Agricultural Biology (Bachelor, since 01.10.2015)
  5. Semester, elective
• Agricultural Sciences (Bachelor, since 01.10.2015)
  5. Semester, elective
• Agricultural Sciences (WS 17/18) (Bachelor, since 01.10.2017)
  5. Semester, elective
• Agricultural Biology (from WS 17/18 on) (Bachelor, since 01.10.2017)
  5. Semester, elective
• Agricultural Biology (from WS 18/19 on) (Bachelor, since 01.04.2018)
  5. Semester, elective
• Agricultural Sciences (from SS 18 on) (Bachelor, since 01.04.2018)
  5. Semester, elective

Relation to other Modules:

This module offers a good start in seed science in technology as the botanical and ecological basics will be explained and discussed in detail. So it is a good preparation for the other modules offerd by the division, including Master modules.

Prerequisites for Attendance:

Students should be able to ... - recall their basic knowledge in botany in particular in flowering, fertilisation and seed formation - work on questings and tasks on the ILIAS platform.

Sprache:

German

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every winter semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Compulsory assignment:

homework: identification of an unknown seed sample combined with a training in scientific writing

Module examination:

oral exam (2/3) and homework (1/3)

Final examination:

oral exam

Length of the examination:

30 minutes

Workload:

56 h in class + 60 h home-work + 10 h setting up a seed reference collection + 43.5 h preparation of classes and exam + 0.5 h exam = 170 h

Professional competences:

After completing this module, student will be able to ...
- describe the basic botanical and ecological properties of seeds, fruits and seedlings
- comment on relevance of botanical and ecological properties of seed for the production of high quality seed
- recall and use seed morphology and technological properties of seed for seed identification purposes
- identify seed samples of the most important 40 species in the temperate climate zone.

Key competences:

After completing this module, students have

- organised independently thier homework and thier learning process
- improved their competence in using the ILIAS platform
- learnt how to write a scientific characteristics
- improved their capabilities in scientific drawing
- recognised and appreciated the importance of scientific terminology
- improved their skills in scientific writing.

Comments:

This course can only accept 25 participants due to space constraints and supervision regulations! The registration is done on ILIAS via the course "3504-211 Samenkunde und -ökologie". There you will find also further information about the registration process (registration period, allocation of spots, etc.)

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