Crop Physiology (AGRC3040)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2024
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Agriculture Food Sustainablty
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 3 Hours/ Week
Practical 3 Hours/ Week
Recommended companion
AGRC3002
Assessment methods
Online Quiz (30%: 4 x 5% and 1 x 10%)
Report (30%: 2 x 15%)
Final Examination (40%)
Course enquiries
Prof Scott Chapman (scott.chapman@uq.edu.au)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | Gatton | In Person | Profile unavailable |
| Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | External | External | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Crop physiology provides a framework to allow you to analyse when, where and which crops to grow and how to maximise the productivity for the environmental constraints that exist. We need to understand how crops are limited by any type of stress, and what types of plant traits (characteristics) allow adaptation to that stress through agronomy and breeding. The basis of new scientific tools like crop simulation models and automated phenotyping (using robots and drones) are taught in this course, showing how crop physiology underlies research areas ranging from managing production risk through to modelling the effect of climate change on future production.
