Crops and Cropping Systems

Description

This unit focuses on how agricultural systems in Western Australia are rapidly changing in response to the need for more environmentally responsible production methods and a changing climate. The unit introduces the main temperate crop species and then uses a systems approach to provide an understanding of the relationships between crops, pastures, livestock, weeds, plant diseases and the environment. There is in-depth consideration of crop agronomy, conservation cropping, no-tillage and weed and disease control. Modelling as a tool to improve our understanding of complex agricultural systems is discussed and models evaluated.