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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION (PhD) | |
| Code | TBB596 |
| Name | Behaviours of Plant Nutrients |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. EMİN BÜLENT ERENOĞLU |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
Understanding of nutrient cycling in different terrestrial ecosystems
Course Content
This course covers following topics: i) nutrient cycling in humid-cold areas, ii) nutrient cycling in humid-temperate areas, iii) nutrient cycling in humid-warm areas, iv) adaptation of natural vegetation/crop plants in acis soils, v) nutrient cycling in semi-humid/semi-arid/arid areas, vi) nutrient cycling in alkaline soils, vii) nutrient cycling under irrigation, and viii) nutrient cycling under saline conditions
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands behaviors of nutrients in different terrestrial ecosystems |
| LO02 | Learns the cycles of nutrients in different terrestrial ecosystems |
| LO03 | Increases her/his knowledge about nutrient behaviors and cycles in different stress conditions |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Has the intellectual knowledge and skills about the classification of soils in accordance with natural and technical soil classification systems and use them in accordance with their abilities and principles of sustainability by applying the theoretical and practical knowledge in different disciplines and other engineering fields related to his / her field and apply them | |
| PLO02 | - | Has the intellectual knowledge and skills to apply new techniques on plant nutrients and applications that provide right nutrition of plants for high quality and economic, environmental and socially sustainable crop production by applying scientific approaches | |
| PLO03 | - | Develops a new method or applies a known method in different areas that can solve existing problems in dimensions that include the other disciplines in order to analyze soils, their components or the process in which the soils are in and to fulfill the requirements of the principles of sustainable agriculture | |
| PLO04 | - | Gains the ability to conduct research, design and apply the project in a way to include other disciplines in order to solve the problems encountered in ensuring the proper nutrition of plants in soil or soilless environment | |
| PLO05 | - | Gains competence in designing, researching and adapting innovations in the application, adaptation and modification of all kinds of soil, plant, fertilizer and water analysis | |
| PLO06 | - | Contributes to science through an original study that can be published by analyzing problems related to her/his profession by developing a new scientific method or applying a known method | |
| PLO07 | - | Takes the leadership position in cases where specific and interdisciplinary problems need to be solved | |
| PLO08 | - | Develops new ideas and methods in the field by using high-level mental processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making | |
| PLO09 | - | Has the ability to communicate effectively in front of an expert group in defending his original ideas, using English (at C1 level) as well besides Turkish | |
| PLO10 | - | Examines social relations and the norms that direct these relations from a critical point of view, and manages the actions directed to change in order to improve them | |
| PLO11 | - | Contributes to the process of becoming an information society by introducing the technological advancements in the field in academic and professional context | |
| PLO12 | - | Produces solutions for the social, scientific, and ethical problems in the field and in business life and contributes to the development of these values |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Ön hazırlık yok | |
| 2 | Nutrient cycling in humid-cold (subarctic) climate | Lecture presentations, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants | |
| 3 | Nutrient cycling in humid-temperate climate | Lecture presentations, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants | |
| 4 | Nutrient cycling in humid-warm climate | Lecture presentations, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants | |
| 5 | Nutrient cycling in semi-humid, semi-arid and arid climates | Lecture presentations, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants | |
| 6 | Nutrient cycling in semi-humid, semi-arid and arid climates | Lecture presentations, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants | |
| 7 | Reasons of acidification | Lecture presentations, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | ||
| 9 | Effects of soil acidification on nutrient cycles | Lecture presentations, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants | |
| 10 | Adaptation to acid mineral soil | Lecture presentations, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants | |
| 11 | Nutrient cycling under O2 deficiency in soils (submergence) | Lecture presentations, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants | |
| 12 | Nutrient cycling under O2 deficiency in soils (submergence) | Lecture presentations, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants | |
| 13 | Nutrient cycling on sites with high soil pH | Lecture presentations, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants | |
| 14 | Nutrient cycling on sites with high soil pH | Lecture presentations, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants | |
| 15 | Adaptation to high pH levels | Lecture presentations, Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants | |
| 16 | Term Exams | ||
| 17 | Term Exams |