Information
| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PEDOLOGY AND PLANT FEEDING PR. | |
| Code | BBT314 |
| Name | Soil Plant Fertilizer Analysis |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 6. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. AYFER ALKAN TORUN |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. AYFER ALKAN TORUN
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To learn how to make soil, plant and fertilizer analysis, to apply the analysis, to learn the methods of analyzing the elements, to evaluate the soil analysis values by associating them with the leaf analysis values of the plants growing in the soil, to learn the importance of the fertilizer which is the basic input in obtaining good quality products, teach.
Course Content
The study of soil, plant and fertilizer analysis as a research and observation tool in the management of the works carried out in order to obtain high quality and abundant crops, including the calculation, interpretation and evaluation of soil, plant and fertilizer analysis results
Course Precondition
Resources
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Has basic knowledge generally in Agricultural Sciences and specifically in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | |
| PLO02 | - | Owns basic scientific information on plant nutrients and their applications which ensure healty nutritions of plants for high quality and economic plant production | |
| PLO03 | - | Understands the principles of ecological farming in point of sustainable and ecological farming | |
| PLO04 | - | Has the ability to identify, define, formulize and solve engineering problems. Choses and applies the appropriate analytical and modelling techniques for this purpose. | |
| PLO05 | - | Assimilates the information which is used for soil conservation, protection against every kinds of misuses and pollution | |
| PLO06 | - | Analyses soils, their components or their actual process and plans them to accomplish the requirements of sustainable agriculture principles under real limitations | |
| PLO07 | - | Prepares nutritional programmes for regular nutrition of plants cultivated in each kinds of soil or soilless growing medium | |
| PLO08 | - | Leads to the application and development of new technolgies, methods and measuring systems in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition area, under the scope of scientific, economic and rational uses of agricultural areas, | |
| PLO09 | - | Gains the perfection in every kinds of soil, plant, fertilizer and water analyses and their interpretations | |
| PLO10 | - | Carries the effective working ability and self-confidence for taking the responsibility in solo and team works | |
| PLO11 | - | Accesses to information and searches literatures for this purpose ,uses databases and other sources | |
| PLO12 | - | Has the awareness for following the developments in science and technology and renewing them continuously | |
| PLO13 | - | Builds effective oral and written communication in Turkish and has enough knowledge in at least one foreign language | |
| PLO14 | - | Constantly improve themselves with determining their training needs in accordance with their interests and abilities in the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields in addition to their professional development | |
| PLO15 | - | Gains consciousness for professional and ethical resposibilities | |
| PLO16 | - | Has enough awareness of project management, workplace applicaitons, health of workers, and environemt and job safety | |
| PLO17 | - | Be aware of the legal results of their activities | |
| PLO18 | - | Achieves awareness of the universal and public results of professional solutions and applicaitons and understands the importance of entrepreneurship and modernism |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Describing the importance of soil, plant and fertilizer analysis | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 2 | How to take a soil sample and prepare for analysis | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 3 | Describe N, P and K analyzes that can be taken to soil plants | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 4 | Can be taken to soil plants N, P and K analysis done | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 5 | Describe Fe, Cu, Zn and Mn analyzes of soil plants | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 6 | Analysis of Fe, Cu, Zn and Mn which can be taken into soil plants | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 7 | Interpretation and report preparation of soil analysis results | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 9 | Explanation of N, P and K analyzes in plants | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 10 | Analysis of N, P and K in plants | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 11 | Midterm | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 12 | Explanation of Fe, Cu, Zn and Mn analyzes in plants | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 13 | Analysis of Fe, Cu, Zn and Mn in plants | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 14 | Interpretation and report preparation of plant analysis results | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 15 | N, P and K analyzes in mineral fertilizers and analysis of organic fertilizers | Lecture notes and resource books | |
| 16 | Term Exams | , | |
| 17 | Term Exams | , |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 60 | 24 |
| 1. Performance Task (Application) | 40 | 16 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |