School Of ScienceProtected Cropping Climate Control and TechnologyWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 301263.2
Discipline: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
About this Unit
This unit will teach students the intricacies of crop management in a highly controlled growing environment and the interplay between environmental response and plant behavior. In doing so, it will incorporate one nationally recognized unit of competency, “AHCPHT503 – Manage a controlled growing environment”.
Students will also identify controlled environment technologies including those available, under-development and being researched, such as robotics, sensors and gene technologies. Students will gain an appreciation for the science and technology that drives high-tech greenhouse production and apply their skills in Western Sydney University’s state of the art National Vegetable and Protected Cropping Centre (NVPCC) and its PRIVA operating system at the Hawkesbury campus.
Special Requirements - Essential Equipment
During the on-campus workshop, students must wear appropriate clothing to enter the greenhouse, that is; fresh (insect-free), light and breathable, loose fitting, comfortable work clothing; closed-in flat, non-slip, soil-free footwear, sunscreen and hat as needed. It would also be beneficial to bring a water bottle and sunglasses.
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