Overview
Growing root crops will enable farmers to improve their farm’s output and sustainability, aid world food security (for both people and animals) and grow crops that require less water than many others.
AIms of the Agronomy - Root Crops course from Warnborough College
- Learn important differences and growing practices for many root crops, including – potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, salsify, turnips, carrots, daikon.
- Understand the difference between culinary root vegetables and true root vegetables.
- Learn how to distinguish between different pests and diseases.
- Learn about managing soils, scheduling crops, and much more.
Programme Structure
Courses Include:
- Scope and Nature of Root Cropping and the Botany of Roots
- Cultural Practices A: Soil Management, Crop Scheduling and Soil Water
- Cultural Practices B: Weed control, Pest Management
- Potatoes
- Carrots and their Relatives
- Turnips and their Relatives
- Beets
- Taro, Yams and Sweet Potato
- Other Root Crops
- Harvest and Post-Harvest Management
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
- You can start the course whenever is convenient for you.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Agriculture Horticulture and Crop Science View 58 other Short Courses in Agriculture in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
Tuition Fee
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International
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days. -
National
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days.
Funding
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