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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PEDOLOGY AND PLANT FEEDING PR. | |
| Code | BBT460 |
| Name | Reclamation of Problematic Soils |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 8. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. SELİM EKER |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. SELİM EKER
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
Define the 'problematic soils' with regard to factors limiting the production and introduce the methods to improve such soils. Dominantly, saline and alkaline soils are considered in this course.
Course Content
Definition and geographical distribution of problematic soils: saline, alkaline, calcareous, acidic, sloppy, organic, vertisol. Characteristics of problematic soil limiting the production activities, possible use of such soils. Formation of saline and alkaline soils. Salinity brought by irrigation, water balance leaching fraction. Reclamation of saline and alkaline soils. Lime requirement for acidic soils.
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 | General description of problematic soils, production-limiting characteristics, worldwide distribution | pre-reading | |
| 2 | Classification of problematic soils based on reasons of occurrence | pre-reading | |
| 3 | Vertisol, calcareous soils, acidic and organic soils, production methods with these soils. | pre-reading | |
| 4 | Organic soils, sloppy soils, and production methods with these soils. | pre-reading | |
| 5 | Description of saline, alkaline, saline-alkaline and acidic soils. | pre-reading | |
| 6 | Salinity criteria and classes. Effects of soil salinity on plants. | pre-reading | |
| 7 | Salt tolerance of plants, EC-yield relationships. | pre-reading | |
| 8 | Mid-term Exam | General study | |
| 9 | Water balance-irrigation water requirement. | pre-reading | |
| 10 | Salinity development in soil profile with irrigation. | pre-reading | |
| 11 | Leaching of saline soils, leaching water requirement. | pre-reading | |
| 12 | Alkalinity criteria, classes and formation. | pre-reading | |
| 13 | Reclamation methods for alkalinity, remediation materials. | pre-reading | |
| 14 | Calculation of gypsum or equivalent requirement. | pre-reading | |
| 15 | Determination of lime requirements of acidic soils with different buffer methods. | pre-reading | |
| 16 | Final Exam | General study | |
| 17 | Final Exam | General study |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |