This course provides theoretical and practical skill in the students regarding crop production under changing environmental conditions and how environmental factors influence on the food security in the recent scenario. Dynamics in environmental conditions at aerial and soil levels have variable effect on crop growth and development. Different environmental factors like temperature, relative humidity, wind and CO2 have significant effect on crop production. This course explains the sources of greenhouse gasses emission and their effect on agricultural/crop production. In this course, crop adaptation strategies are studied under changing environmental and climatic conditions.

UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA

COURSE OUTLINE                                                                                         FALL 2020-2021

Course Title:     ENVIRONMENT AND CROP PRODUCTION             

Course Code:    AGRO-409      

Credit Hours:    3(2-1)              

Instructor:         Dr. Muhammad Rafi Qamar                 

Email:              [email protected]            

This course provides theoretical and practical skill in the students regarding crop production under changing environmental conditions and how environmental factors influence on the food security in the recent scenario. Dynamics in environmental conditions at aerial and soil levels have variable effect on crop growth and development. Different environmental factors like temperature, relative humidity, wind and CO2 have significant effect on crop production. This course explains the sources of greenhouse gasses emission and their effect on agricultural/crop production. In this course, crop adaptation strategies are studied under changing environmental and climatic conditions.

The key objectives/outcomes of this course are;

• To introduce the students how different environmental factors influences crop production.
• To familiar’s students to different climatic factors and their effect on crop production.
• To study effect of drought on growth, yield and quality of crop yield.
• To study greenhouse effect on crop production.

THEORY

1. Environment, climate change and food security.
2. Types and classification of environment
3. Dynamics of aerial and soil environment in a crop canopy at macro and micro level.
4. Influence of different environmental factors;

1. Radiation
2. Temperature
3. Water
4. Wind
5. CO2
6. Vapour pressure

1. Photosynthesis.
2. Respiration.
3. Transpiration.
4. Greenhouse effect on crop production.
5. El Nino and La Nino phenomenon.
6. Crop adaptation to changing climate.

PRACTICAL

1. Measurements and estimation of different environmental variables.
2. Calculations of potential evapotranspiration and different drought indices.
3. Measurement of solar radiation in crops.

1. Allaby, M. 2000. Basics of Environmental Science. Rutledge, London & New York.
2. Dris, R., J. Mohan and I.A. Khan. 2002. Environment and Crop Production. Science Pub. Inc., New York.
3. Agrometeorology Principles and Applications of Climate Studies in Agriculture: International Book Distributing Co. India.
4. Hammer, G.L., N. Nicholls and C. Mitchell. 2000 Application of Seasonal Climate Forecasting in Agricultural and Natural Ecosystems. Kluwer Academic Publisher, London.
5. Crops and Environmental Change. International Book Distributing Co. India.
6. Rowan Sewing, C., T.T. Richer, J.W. Jael. G.Y. Tsuji and Hi Ledyard. 1995. Climate Change Agriculture: Analysis of Potential international impact ASA Special Publication, USA.

Note: You can reserve one week for sessional or mid-term exam, and if you wish, one week for student presentations of the assigned research project

State here the prerequisites of the assigned research project including term paper or lab assignment etc.

• Lab experiments will be conducted at different environmental conditions
• Pot experiments will be conducted in the green house to evaluate the environmental stress on plants growth and development.

Write here the distribution of marks. You can choose any or all from the below for the purpose

Sessional:                     02

Project:                         02

Presentation:                 02

Participation:                02

Mid-term:                     12

Final-Exam:                  20

Practical:                      20