Agricultural Ecology and Sustainable Agricultural Systems

The content of the course includes the following:

• Energy environment and its effects on the agro-ecosystem.

• Effect of abiotic and biotic factors on the microclimate.

• Effects of temperature on plants and the agroecosystem.

• Effects of solar radiation on plants and the agro-ecosystem.

• Phenological manifestations of plants

• Intraspecific competition and plant population density.

• Productivity of agroecosystems.

• Organic (Biological – Ecological) agriculture • Interactions- Allelopathy in agroecosystems.

• Interactions of agroecosystems with other ecosystems.

• Biodiversity in agroecosystems.

• Deconstruction. Nutrient recycling.