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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | TBB538 |
| Name | Structure-Yield Relationships |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. İSMAİL ÇELİK |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
This course aims to introduce the relations between crop yield and soil structure. Functions of soil structure, the identification and assessment of soil structure are the main objectives of the course.
Course Content
The formation of soil structure, definitions and measurement methods. Factors affecting the strength and formation of aggregates. The laboratory methods for determining the durability of aggregates and aggregate size distribution.
Course Precondition
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Defines the soil structure and the types of soil structure. |
| LO02 | Understands and explains the relationship between soil structure and yield. |
| LO03 | Knows the importance of soil structure in agricultural production and sustainable soil management. |
| LO04 | Understands and explains the formation of structure and development of soil structure. |
| LO05 | Understands the methods used in the determination of aggregate stability. |
| LO06 | Understands the methods used in the determination of aggregate stability. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Has skills on developing and implementing new ideas on the use of soils in accordance with the natural and technical soil classification systems and the principle of sustainability by using the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition and applying to other related disciplines, as well. | |
| PLO02 | - | Gains the knowledge in the point of developing new ideas and techniques and appliying them to the practice for plant nutrients and their applications that provide healthy nutrieon of plants for a high quality and economic crop production by linking the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition to the relevant fields of science | |
| PLO03 | - | Plans and implements a research that may present solutions to existing problems and/or makes judgments using available knowledge in order to analyze the development and change processes in which soils are in place and fulfill the requirements of sustainable agriculture principles by linking relevenat fields of science. | |
| PLO04 | - | Has ability to prepare and implement projects in order to solve the problems encountered in ensuring that the plants can be fed regularly in a soil or soilless medium, by covering other disciplines, and rovides solutions by making a status determination. | |
| PLO05 | - | Is able to prepare independent projects to solve problems related to his/her profession or to lead the team works if needed. | |
| PLO06 | - | Recognizes the problems that may arise and unpredictable in the field of expertise and takes responsibility with new strategies to be developed for the solution. | |
| PLO07 | - | Is able to critically evaluate the information related to the field and to carry out advanced studies independently. | |
| PLO08 | - | Has skills to access information and for this purpose to do resource search and to use databases and other information sources. | |
| PLO09 | - | Conveys the innovations in her/his field and her/his works systematically in written, oral, and visual in Turkish and in English (at a minimum level of B2) as well. | |
| PLO10 | - | Examines social relations and the norms that direct these relations from a critical point of view and takes action to improve them. | |
| PLO11 | - | Develops strategy, policy and implementation plans related to the field and evaluates the obtained results within the framework of quality processes. | |
| PLO12 | - | Observes social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of collection, interpretation and announcement of data related to the study area, supervises and controls them. | |
| PLO13 | - | Carries her/his knowledge in the field and problem solving skills to interdisciplinary studies. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soil structure and types of structure. | Pre Reading | |
| 2 | The formation of structure and functions in soil. | Pre Reading | |
| 3 | The role of soil structure in sustainable soil management and relationship with crop yield. | Pre Reading | |
| 4 | The relations of soil structure with other soil properties. | Pre Reading | |
| 5 | The methods conserving and improving the soil structure. | Pre Reading | |
| 6 | Major factors effective on formation, stability and degradation of soil aggregates. | Pre Reading | |
| 7 | General approaches for determining the aggregate stability. | Pre Reading | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-Term Exam | |
| 9 | Methods used for determining the aggregate stability. | Pre Reading | |
| 10 | Importance of soil sampling in determination of aggregate stability, soil sampling methods, important issues in soil sampling and preparation of soil sample for analyses. | Pre Reading | |
| 11 | Determination and evaluation of aggregate stability by wet sieving method with multiple-sieves. | Pre Reading | |
| 12 | Determination and evaluation of aggregate stability by wet sieving method with a single sieve. | Pre Reading | |
| 13 | Determination and evaluation of aggregate stability by dry rotary sieve method. | Pre Reading | |
| 14 | Determination and evaluation of aggregate stability by hydrometer method. | Pre Reading | |
| 15 | Evaluation and comparisons of aggregate stability obtained by different methods. | Pre Reading | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Term Exams | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Term Exams |