COURSE BRIEF INTRODUCTION Welcome to FORAGES CULTIVATION. This course is a core course for the undergraduates of grassland science, it is also a NATIONAL FIRST-CLASS CURRICULUM of the major of Grassland Science, NWAFU. According to the teaching plan, English will be the main teaching language of this course from 2021. It will introduce and give you the opportunity of identification to the major forages (including forage crops) used in north of China. It will also lead you into a full understanding of how forage plants grow, and how the environment can modify the growth, how to maximum the productive potential. It will provide you with firm specialized skills and ability of pasture establishment and management, aims to provide good quality, high yield, and high efficiency feed for livestock production. COURSE AIM By learning this course, you are required to full understanding the popular used forage species in current production, including their morphology, physiology, and growth; their behavior in populations; and some basic principles of pasture establishment and management. PRESCRIPTION Credit value: 2.5 credits Semester: Spring School 2021/03 An introduction to the legumes, grasses, forbs, and forage crops species which are important to China’s animal husbandry, healthy agriculture structure and ecology, including an appreciation of their origination, distribution, and current production situation worldwide. A study of the growth and development of forages, their responses to the environment, and how these responses affect both vegetative and reproductive yield. The identification of major forage species, pasture establishment and management. LEARNING OUTCOMES After completing this course, you will be able to: Describe the forages distribution and regional planning in China, make correct classification of forages. Describe the botanical/biological characteristics, cultivation technology and proper utilization ways of the major forages. Demonstrate your understanding of the principles of forage plants growth and development, and describe the role of plant organs in vegetative and reproductive growth. Discuss how plant growth and development respond to the environment, and describe how environment factors such as temperature, photoperiod, water, fertility, and plant density affect plant establishment, vegetative growth, and reproductive yield. Identify the lifecycle of the major forage species, recognize their importance in industrial structure adjustment of modern agriculture. Understand the forage production current situation and trend in the future in the world, provide professional advice for grassland industry. Complete no less than 3 minutes of oral English presentation related to this course in groups or individuals in the last teaching period. ACCESSING the ONLINE RESOURCES Download the CLOUD CLASS app in advance, register and join the class. Class code: 532682 (1901，1902)：https://www.mosoteach.cn/web/index.php?c=interaction&m=index&clazz_course_id=1E48DFA3-F651-4BA7-94C6-6E9D227C4930 Class code: 709029 (1903)：https://www.mosoteach.cn/web/index.php?c=interaction&m=index&clazz_course_id=4AB5B497-042D-47BF-9F6C-EC8169A98F58 You can access the online resources at any time via your phone or any computer connected to internet. WORKLOAD 32 class hours theory teaching, 16 class hours in lab (Integrated with other courses) and 1 week of field practice (Additional 1.0 credits). For the theory parts, this course consists of 10 chapters exclude introduction, which are organized into two parts, PART 1 is general agronomy theories, PART 2 is special forages part. However, not all the chapters take the same teaching hours, you should also pace yourself and be conscious of the time taken on internet materials learning at the same time, this will contribute nearly 40% of your results. Enjoy your studies!