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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PLANT PROTECTION PR. | |
| Code | BKP209 |
| Name | Soil Science |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 3. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. KEMAL YALÇIN GÜLÜT |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. KEMAL YALÇIN GÜLÜT
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
The lecture will gain practical knowledge and experience on; Soil has many functions in the ecosystem with its live, dynamic and heterogeneous structure; growth and development media for plants; decomposition of wastes, filtering the wastes, natural cycling of all macro-micro elements (C, N, S, and so on) take place in soil; determination of important soil properties which are essential for plant growth; calculations of plant available soil water; introducing some soil and plant analysis.
Course Content
Pedosphere, soil formation, decomposition, soil texture, clay minerals, soil organic matter, edaphone, cation exchange capacity, soil acidity, soil structure, soil water, soil temperature, soil colour, soil aeration, plant nutritions, soil formation factors.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands that soil is not a simple living media, but a dynamic entity with organic and inorganic structure. |
| LO02 | Estimates the roles of bedrock, topography, time, climate and living organisms on soil formation and their roles on the characteristics of soils. |
| LO03 | Understands that soils are not only have impact on the plant growth, yield and quality characteristics, but also have significant effects on obtaining safe food and human health. |
| LO04 | Understand the variation of agricultural practices such as irrigation, fertilization and soil tillage according to soil properties. |
| LO05 | Understands that soil filters and buffers environmental pollutants in terms of the ecological balance. |
| LO06 | Understands that if soil losses agricultural characteristics, soil cannot gain back the production function and soil features cannot be recovered to the previous level. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation | 0 |
| PLO02 | - | Students have the sufficient knowledge about agricultural engineering in general and also, plant protection area in private | 3 |
| PLO03 | - | Gain the sufficient equipment to determine the challenges about the diseases, pests and weeds in plant health and identify those agents. | 0 |
| PLO04 | - | Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. | 0 |
| PLO05 | - | Decide to the best and economic strategy by using knowledge to solve the challenges in plant protection and keep safe the protection of natural and sustainable sources. | 0 |
| PLO06 | - | Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches | 1 |
| PLO07 | - | Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. | 3 |
| PLO08 | - | Skills on using a laboratory, identifying of the diseases, pests or weeds in laboratory conditions, analyzing, determination and interpret of the results and prepare reports. | 1 |
| PLO09 | - | Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. | 3 |
| PLO10 | - | Easily reaches to information on plant protection by using qualified Technologies and combine them with its knowledge to prepare written or oral presentations. | 3 |
| PLO11 | - | Gain the ability to communicate with farmers and organizations dealing with agriculture and be able to teach his professionals to them | 4 |
| PLO12 | - | Professional development in accordance with their interests and abilities, as well as the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields, constantly improves itself by identifying training needs | 4 |
| PLO13 | - | Acqure the competence to be respectful to the professional ethics, to understand the plant protection challenges within the legal legislations and improve strategies to cope with them | 4 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Composition and properties of soil parent material. | Lecturing | |
| 2 | Inorganic parent material, minerals and rocks. | Lecturing | |
| 3 | Weathering and decomposition of mineral portion, physical, chemical and biological weathering. | Lecturing | |
| 4 | Soil texture | Lecturing | |
| 5 | Clay minerals. | Lecturing | |
| 6 | Soil organic matter. | Lecturing | |
| 7 | Edaphone. | Lecturing | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Written ezxam | |
| 9 | Cation and anion adsorption. | Lecturing | |
| 10 | Soil Acidity. | Lecturing | |
| 11 | Coagulation and peptization. Soil structure. | Lecturing | |
| 12 | Soil water, Soil aeration. | Lecturing | |
| 13 | Soil temperature and soil colour. | Lecturing | |
| 14 | Plant nutritions in soils. | Lecturing | |
| 15 | Soil erosion. | Lecturing | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Written ezxam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Written ezxam |
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 |