Root crops such as potatoes, yams, and cassava grains are some of the most important food stuffs in global agriculture. They provide vital carbohydrates all over the developing world.
Growing root crops will enable farmers to improve their farm’s output and sustainability, aid world food security (for both people and animals) and grow crops that require less water than many others.
- Learn important differences and growing practices for many root crops, including – potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, salsify, turnips, carrots, daikon.
- Understand the difference between culinary root vegetables and true root vegetables.
- Learn how to distinguish between different pests and diseases.
- Learn about managing soils, scheduling crops, and much more.
E-Learning Structure
The duration of this online course is 100 hours. This consists of 10 in-depth lessons:
- Scope and Nature of Root Cropping and the Botany of Roots
- Cultural Practices A: Soil Management, Crop Scheduling and Soil Water
- Cultural Practices B: Weed control, Pest Management
- Potatoes
- Carrots and their Relatives
- Turnips and their Relatives
- Beets
- Taro, Yams and Sweet Potato
- Other Root Crops
- Harvest and Post-Harvest Management
How Does A Warnborough Online Course Work?
You can start the course whenever is convenient for you. You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
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