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.