Course: Management of Grasslands and Pastures
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Elective
Undergraduate
The grasslands in agronomic systems (significance and prosperities). Grassland ecosystems (the current status globally and in Greece).
Classification of grasslands and grasslands species (botanical description, biology, ecology and reproduction). Improvement trends (new species, hybrids).
Grassland establishment (plant species selection, agro ecological criteria, soil cultivation, fertilization, irrigation, weed control, harvest, storage).
Sustainable management of natural and technical grasslands. Improvement strategies. Models of grasslands management (combined use of natural, technical grasslands and forest).