THE TEACHING OF PLANT PHYSIOTECHNICS IN THE CAREER OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER FROM UNAM

Abstract

The interpretation of plant performance in a comprehensive genotype-environment context and the consideration of the bases
physiological aspects in plant breeding and crop productivity strategies, are the essential aspects of teaching and
research in Plant Physiotechnics. In the Agricultural Engineering program, at the Faculty of Higher Studies Cuautitlán, of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (FESC, UNAM), the teaching of Plant Physiotechnics follows the essential theoretical topics; However, its projection is directed towards crop production practices, where to understand performance it is necessary to study the response of physiological processes and morphological structures to environmental effects in different stages of plant development. The course began in 1980 with the first generation students; The theory topics and the practices (although simple) have stimulated the students to carry out thesis experiments, in which they have had extensive support from the Valle de México Experimental Field belonging to the National Institute of Forestry and Agricultural Research, which has allowed them to complete their professional training.