Water and plant production

The content of the course is organized in 6 sequences:
- Climate: meteorological variables, major climates of the Earth
- Surface energy balance: radiative, conductive and convective fluxes, surface energy balance,
reference evapotranspiration (Penman and Penman-Monteith approaches)
- Plant: growth and development cycle, phenology, geometric structure, photosynthesis, root system,
water in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum
- Crop models: Monteith's
approach, water constraints
- Impact of climate change in agriculture

Objectives*:

The objective of the module is to provide the theoretical basis of the influence of climate on
plant production. The competences aimed at are the knowledge of the fundamentals
of ecophysiology and the relationships between climate, water and plant production

The objective of the module is to provide the theoretical basis of the influence of climate on
plant production. The competences aimed at are the knowledge of the fundamentals
of ecophysiology and the relationships between climate, water and plant production

None

Examination: 50%.

Continuous assessment: 50%.

Final exam by written exam without document (2h) + continuous control

Radiation, climate, energy balance, ecophysiology, phenology, crop models