Course detail

LZT5863 - Special Topics in Forage Plants and Pastures


Credit hours

In-class work
per week
Practice
per week
Credits
Duration
Total
30
0
2
1 weeks
30 hours

Instructor
Carlos Guilherme Silveira Pedreira
Sila Carneiro da Silva

Objective
The objective of this course is to provide opportunity for deeper discussions and atualization regarding important themes related to forage plants and grassland ecosystems.

Content
1. Ecophysiology of forage plants. 2. Grazing ecology. 3. Nitrogen nutrition of forage plants and pastures. 4. Biogeochemical cycles and environmental fluxes in grasslands. 5. Implications to hypothesis formulation and planning of experiments with forage plants and pastures.

Bibliography
Scientific journals: Journal of Agricultural Science, Grass and Forage Scince, Crop Science, Agronomy Journal, Crop and Pasture Science.