Assetto del territorio e meccanizzazione agricola |
Code
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14939 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Module:
(objectives)
AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION The aim of the course is to make know the technology and the typologies of the machines and operators used in the agricultural sector, in order to allow the student to analyze the most suitable mechanization models in the different contexts.
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Code
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14939-1 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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6
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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AGR/09
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Contact Hours
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48
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Teacher
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MONARCA Danilo
(syllabus)
General features of agricultural mechanization and the different development models. Classification of different types of agricultural equipment: functional, energy and organizational features of farm machines and their use in the field. Equipments for primary and secondary tillage and seedbed preparation, for fertilization, for seeding, for cultivation operations, for the distribution of pesticides and herbicides, for harvesting and storage of forage and fodder, for harvesting of grain, of industrial crops, of fruit and vegetables. Machines and systems for the preservation of products. Mechanization for precision farming.
(reference books)
Slides delle lezioni scaricabili dalla piattaforma Moodle. M. Lazzari, F. Mazzetto – Meccanica e meccanizzazione dei processi produttivi agricoli. Reda, Torino, 2016 L. Bodria, G. Pellizzi, P. Piccarolo – Meccanica e meccanizzazione agricola. Edagricole, Milano, 2013. P. Biondi - Meccanica Agraria. Le macchine agricole. UTET, Torino, 1999 (fuori commercio, reperibile in biblioteca)
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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Module:
(objectives)
The course aims to provide the basic knowledge necessary for the analysis of the territory and environmental processes with particular reference to the impacts of agricultural activities on environmental systems
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Code
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14939-2 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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8
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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AGR/10
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Contact Hours
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64
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Teacher
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RIPA Maria Nicolina
(syllabus)
ELEMENTS OF CARTOGRAPHY Reference systems and the main systems of map projection Geographic coordinates Representation systems: UTM and Gauss Boaga. Altimetry and digital terrain models. Italian Cartography IGM Map reading ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT CLIMATE Weather variables and their measurement: solar radiation, air temperature, air humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall. Climate and territorial processes: climatic indices, process indicators SOIL Origin and characteristics of soils Soil and territorial processes: Soil-water relations, surface runoff, water erosion, methods of calculation and control strategies Soil/Land usability: limiting factors and evaluation methods (land capability, land suitability) WATER River systems: hydrographic network, elements of morphometry, zoning longitudinal and transverse River systems and territorial processes: water quality, IBE, IFF Lake systems: characteristics and morphology of the lakes Lake systems and territorial processes: eutrophication Underground aquifers: characteristics and definitions Underground aquifers and territorial processes: alteration of the quality of groundwater, and vulnerability assessment methods (DRASTIC, SINTACS) AGRICULTURAL NON POINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION mobility of nutrients and pesticides in water and soil, methods and models for assessing (GLEAMS). Methods and strategies for control and mitigation Best Management Pratices (BMP) definition.
(reference books)
Leone A., Ambiente e pianificazione. Analisi, processi, sostenibilità, Franco Angeli Ed., Milano 2011 On Google Classroom platform will be available articles and material useful for the annual project
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
A project evaluation
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