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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PEDOLOGY AND PLANT FEEDING PR. | |
| Code | ZMT312 |
| Name | Soil-Plant-Water Relations |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 6. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. ALKHAN SARIYEV |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. ALKHAN SARIYEV
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
Determination of the basic soil physical Features, Soil texture and structure, Porosity, soil water and soil temperature, knowing the lift-off effects on physical productivity.
Course Content
Porous Soil Environment;; Soil texture and structure; Soil water content and types of potential, availability, and soil water characteristic curve; The hydraulic conductivity, soil water flow, infiltirasyon; Soil temperature and soil heat flux.
Course Precondition
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | The kinds of soil water,presents soil water measurement issues |
| LO02 | Describes useful water for plants, soil water dynamics and the characteristics of soil water |
| LO03 | Presents concepts about the soil water budget, evapotranspiration and transpiration, efficient processes on water economy |
| LO04 | Provides information about the mechanisms of plants water intake in terms of soil water-plant relationship |
| LO05 | Explains the factors that affect the absorption of water by plants and plant water stress, osmotic potential, stoma resistance |
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 | 1 |
| PLO02 | - | Gains basic information about the principles of the intended use of soils | 1 |
| PLO03 | - | Understands the principles of ecological farming in point of sustainable and ecological farming | 1 |
| PLO04 | - | Owns basic scientific information on plant nutrients and their applications which ensure healty nutritions of plants for high quality and economic plant production | 2 |
| PLO05 | - | Has the ability to identify, define, formulize and solve engineering problems. Choses and applies the appropriate analytical and modelling techniques for this purpose. | 1 |
| PLO06 | - | 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, | 2 |
| PLO07 | - | Carries the effective working ability and self-confidence for taking the responsibility in solo and team works | 1 |
| PLO08 | - | Queries, investigates, thinks analytically and produces project. | 1 |
| PLO09 | - | Has the awareness for following the developments in science and technology and renewing them continuously | 1 |
| PLO10 | - | Builds effective oral and written communication in Turkish and has enough knowledge in at least one foreign language | 2 |
| PLO11 | - | Uses information and communication technologies together with suitable softwares at an advanced level. | 3 |
| PLO12 | - | 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 | 2 |
| PLO13 | - | Has enough awareness of project management, workplace applicaitons, health of workers, and environment and job safety | 2 |
| PLO14 | - | Be aware of the legal results of their activities | 1 |
| PLO15 | - | Gains consciousness for professional and ethical resposibilities | 2 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Soil as an Environmental Factor | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 2 | Soil Texture and Structure | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 3 | The water content of the soil, on the basis of mass measurement; Volume on the basis of the water content; equivalents water depth; Degree of saturation,conversion formulas of clay -water content. | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 4 | The water content of the plants and the water potential | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 5 | Measurement of soil water energy, capillarity, soil water potential / energy measurement units | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 6 | Soil Water Characteristic Curve | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 7 | The burden of soil water measurement matrix, tensiometer, soil water characteristic curve, keeping the water in the soil, plant-available water | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-Term Exam | |
| 9 | Types of plant water content | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 10 | Plants water need, plants water stress (deficit), the dynamics of plant water potential | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 11 | Water movement in soil-plant-atmosphere compound system | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 12 | Transpiration and Evoportanspirasyon models | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 13 | Plant-Environment Interactions | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 14 | Other physical environmental factors that influence plant growth | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 15 | Within the framework of plant-environment relationships and efficiency of photosynthesis-transpiration moisture relations | Basic Soil Information is required | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Questions about Final Exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Questions about Final Exam |
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 |