Organic Farming

Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering
UPCT
Organic Farming
Qualification:
Degree in Agri-Food Engineeringand Biological Systems
Course 2015/2016
1. Subject information
Name
Organic Farming
Matter
Organic Farming
Module
Code
Degree
Curriculum
Centre
Type
Teaching period
Language
ECTS
4,5
Optional subjects
518109007
Degree in Agri-Food Engineering and Biological Systems
2013
Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering
Optional
2nd four-month period
Course
4th
Spanish
Hours / ECTS
30
Total workload (hours)
135
2. Teacher information
Lecturer in charge
Department
Knowledge area
Location of the office
Josefina Contreras Gallego
Department of Plant Production
Plant Production
ETSIA Building, 1st Floor. Office 1.14
Phone
968327087
E-mail
[email protected]
URL / WEB
Location during the tutorials
Teaching experience
Research Lines
Professional
experience
Other topics of interest
968325433
http://www.upct.es/~dpv/
Timetable available / Tutorials
Teaching and research
profile
Fax
Schedule open morning and afternoon
ETSIA building, 1st Floor. office 1.14
Crop Protection. Integrated Control. Organic Farming
Since 1993 at the University of Murcia and the UPCT. (4)
Integrated Control of horticultural crops (2)
I developed the professional activity of agronomist as technical
quality of horticultural products company
Teacher in training course organized by state and local
institutions
3. Contents
3.1 Contents according to the study plan of the subject
1. Introduction to Organic Farming. Historical perspective, current situation and prospects
for organic farming.
2. Basics of organic farming. Agroecology: Scientific and strategic foundations for
sustainable agriculture.
3. Landscape structure and biodiversity of agricultural systems.
4. Conservation of plant genetic resources. Native varieties.
5-. Management of organic matter and fertilization. Composting. Crop nutrition: nutrient
recycling.
6. Regulations. Control and certification. Products used in organic farming.
7-. Crop protection. Control methods. Management and control of adventitious.
8-. Crop of nuts, vineyard, cereals and olive groves.
9-. Cultivation of fruit, citrus and vegetables.
10-. Quality of organic products.
11-. Ecological certifications: EU, NOP, Demeter.
3.2 Program summarized in English
I-. Introduction
1. Introduction to organic production. Concepts and basics issues. Agroecology, Organic
Farming, Sustainable Agriculture. Historical background, status and prospects
2-.spanish and EU legislation. Bobies Control
II. The soil
3-. Soil and fertility management in organic production. Soil organic matter. Organic
Amendments
III. Biodiversity
4-.Conservation of plant genetic resources. Native varieties
5-. Landscape structure and agroecosystem biodiversity
IV. Producing organic
6. Rotation and alternative crops. Policulture. Biodiversity management
7-.Plant protection. Organic Tactics and Methods. Control of the pests and diseases
V-. Organic crops
8-. Herbaceous non irrigated and irrigated organic crops
9-. Organic fruit trees
10-.Organic and subtropical trees
VI. Quality and marketing industry
11-. International trade in organics
12-. Food quality
4. Bibliography and resources
4.1 Basic bibliography
• Altieri, M.A. 2007. Biodiversidad y manejo de plagas en agroecosistemas. Ed. Icaria
D.L.
• Bello A. 2003. Biofumigación en agricultura extensiva de regadío y producción
integrada de hortícolas. Ed. Mundi Prensa
• De Bach, P. 1985. Control biológico de las plagas de insectos y malas hierbas.
Compañía Editorial Continental
• Fernández- Ales R., Leiva M. 2003. Ecología para la agricultura. Ed. Mundi Prensa,
Madrid
• Flint, M.L.; Dreistadt, S.H. 1998. Natural enemies haad book. University of
California. Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Flores J. 2009. Agricultura ecológica. Ed. Mundi Prensa, Madrid
• Jacas J., Urbaneja A. 2008. Control biológico de plagas agrícolas. Ed Phytoma
• Helyer, N. 2004. A color handbook of biological control in plant protection. Ed.
Mason
• Howse, P.E. 2004. Feromonas de insectos y su uso en el control de plagas. Ed.
Davinci
• Labrador j. 2004. Conocimientos, técnicas y productos para la agricultura y la
ganadería ecológica. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
• Labrador J., Altieri M.A. 2001. Agroecología y Desarrollo. Ed. Mundi Prensa, Madrid
• Labrador J., Porcuna J.L., Bello A. 2002. Agricultura y ganadería ecológica. Ed.
Mundi Prensa, Madrid
• Liñán, C. 2012. Eco Vad 2012 Productos e insumos para la agricultura ecológica,
vademécum para la producción ecológica. Ed. Agrotécnicas
• Loomis R.S., Connor D.J. 2001. Ecología de cultivos. Ed. Mundi Prensa, Madrid
• Malais M., Ravensberg W.J. 1991. Conocer y Reconocer. La biología de las plagas
de invernadero y sus enemigos naturales. Ed. Koppert biological system,
Barcelona
• Monzote M. 2000. Agricultura orgánica. Paradigma del siglo XXI. Agricultura
orgánica. 6:1
• Regnault-Roger, C. Philogène J.R., Vicent, C. 2004. Biopesticidas de origen vegetal.
Ed.Mundi Prensa
4.2 Complementary bibliography
Several authors. I, II, III, IV, V, VI. Congress of the EEAS
4.3 Network resources and other resources
http://www.agricultura.org
http://www.agroecologia.net
http://www.fao.org
http://www.caerm.es
http://www.biobest.es
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/
http://www.koppert.nl
http://www.iobc.agropolis.fr
http://www.phytoma.com
http://www.biorganicfoods.com;
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