Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (Volume 4 page 19)
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211-441 "Agroforestry" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. Agriculture, Faculty of Agric, For & Hort (v4, p19) : Next:212-405 | Prev:521-321
Year 4 Agriculture.
Credit points: 16.0
Coordinator: Mr R Reid.
Contact: 36 hours of lectures and 36 hours of practical work.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should: have first-hand experience of a wide range of agroforestry projects and their management; have an appreciation of the historical development of agroforestry (in all its forms) both within Australia and overseas; be able to prepare and present whole farm plans; understand the light, moisture and nutrient relations within integrated agroforestry systems; appreciate the potential role of trees in controlling land degradation; understand the role of trees in providing shade and shelter; be familiar with the multidisciplinary experimental designs appropriate for agroforestry systems; have a practical knowledge of the management of trees, crops and stock in agroforestry systems; have an understanding of methods of economic analysis of agroforestry systems and the taxation implications for farmers; and appreciate the nature of agroforestry as an agricultural innovation and its potential for widespread adoption by farmers.
Content:
Trees in the rural landscape: aesthetics, wind-breaks, shelter, soil conservation, salinity control, fuel, fodder, timber production. Agroforestry systems: the world scene, agroforestry in the tropics, agroforestry in Australia and New Zealand. Case studies. Processes: competition between trees and herbaceous plants for water, nutrients and light, design of agroforestry experiments, simulation modelling. Management of agroforestry systems. Economics of agroforestry. Extension and agroforestry.
Assessment:
A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination (60 per cent) and a written assignment (40 per cent).
1. Agriculture, Faculty of Agric, For & Hort (v4, p19) : Next:212-405 | Prev:521-321
2. Architecture, Faculty of Architecture (v4, p37) : Next:702-103 | Prev:702-412
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Mr R Reid, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry.
Contact: 36 hours of lectures and 36 hours of practical work.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should: have first-hand experience of a wide range of agroforestry projects and their management; have an appreciation of the historical development of agroforestry (in all its forms) both within Australia and overseas; be able to prepare and present whole farm plans; understand the light, moisture and nutrient relations within integrated agroforestry systems; appreciate the potential role of trees in controlling land degradation; understand the role of trees in providing shade and shelter; be familiar with the multidisciplinary experimental designs appropriate for agroforestry systems; have a practical knowledge of the management of trees, crops and stock in agroforestry systems; have an understanding of methods of economic analysis of agroforestry systems and the taxation implications for farmers; and appreciate the nature of agroforestry as an agricultural innovation and its potential for widespread adoption by farmers.
Content:
Trees in the rural landscape: aesthetics, wind-breaks, shelter, soil conservation, salinity control, fuel, fodder, timber production. Agroforestry systems: the world scene, agroforestry in the tropics, agroforestry in Australia and New Zealand. Case studies. Processes: competition between trees and herbaceous plants for water, nutrients and light, design of agroforestry experiments, simulation modelling. Management of agroforestry systems. Economics of agroforestry. Extension and agroforestry.
Assessment:
A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination (60 per cent) and a written assignment (40 per cent).
* Note that CONTENT, COORDINATOR, POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. Architecture, Faculty of Architecture (v4, p37) : Next:702-103 | Prev:702-412
3. Forestry, Faculty of Agric, For & Hort (v4, p25) : Next:212-430 | Prev:211-442
Year 4 Forestry.
Credit points: 12.5
See additional details under the Agriculture subject above.
* Note that POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
3. Forestry, Faculty of Agric, For & Hort (v4, p25) : Next:212-430 | Prev:211-442
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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