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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PEDOLOGY AND PLANT FEEDING PR. | |
| Code | BBT391 |
| Name | Soil Fertility |
| Term | 2019-2020 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. 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. HAYRİYE İBRİKÇİ |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. HAYRİYE İBRİKÇİ
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To learn soil fertility in terms of crop production and sustainable agriculture; to review soil chemical, physical and biological and relate them to the soil fertility; to evaluate improved soil fertility factors and search the application ways of these factors at the farmers level.
Course Content
The course separately covers detailed physical, chemical and biological soil properties, and evaluates them in terms of soil fertility; also reviews all related aspects of soil fertility related environment issues
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Teaches soil fertility and sustainability in terms of agriculture. |
| LO02 | Reviews the soil fertility in the concept of soil-plant relationships |
| LO03 | Teaches the features of soil fertility in terms of fertilization. |
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 | 5 |
| PLO02 | - | Gains basic information about the principles of the intended use of soils | 5 |
| PLO03 | - | Understands the principles of ecological farming in point of sustainable and ecological farming | 4 |
| PLO04 | - | Owns basic scientific information on plant nutrients and their applications which ensure healty nutritions of plants for high quality and economic plant production | 4 |
| PLO05 | - | Has the ability to identify, define, formulize and solve engineering problems. Choses and applies the appropriate analytical and modelling techniques for this purpose. | 5 |
| 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, | 5 |
| PLO07 | - | Carries the effective working ability and self-confidence for taking the responsibility in solo and team works | 3 |
| PLO08 | - | Queries, investigates, thinks analytically and produces project. | 3 |
| PLO09 | - | Has the awareness for following the developments in science and technology and renewing them continuously | 3 |
| PLO10 | - | Builds effective oral and written communication in Turkish and has enough knowledge in at least one foreign language | 3 |
| PLO11 | - | Uses information and communication technologies together with suitable softwares at an advanced level. | 4 |
| 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 | 3 |
| PLO13 | - | Has enough awareness of project management, workplace applicaitons, health of workers, and environment and job safety | 3 |
| PLO14 | - | Be aware of the legal results of their activities | 4 |
| PLO15 | - | Gains consciousness for professional and ethical resposibilities |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To define soil fertility, and discuss its importance in terms of crop production and sustainability. To discuss influencing soil, plant and climatic factors. | ||
| 2 | To dicuss influencing physical, chemical and biological factors. To evaluate soil texture, especially the clay structure, in terms of soil fertility | Pre study | |
| 3 | To evaluate cation exchange capacity, anion exchange capacity and base saturation in terms of soil fertility | Pre study | |
| 4 | To evaluate soil acidity and alkalinity in terms of soil fertility; to related soil macro and micro nutrient solubility to the soil pH | Pre study | |
| 5 | To review organic matter, and learn cycling and transformation mechanisms | Pre study | |
| 6 | Assesment of the soil solution, soil moisture, solubility of plant nutrients and factors of intensity and quantity in terms of soil fertility | Pre study | |
| 7 | Movements and tranformation of plant nutrients in the soil | Pre study | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Pre study | |
| 9 | Phosphorus cycling transformation in the soil | Pre study | |
| 10 | Phosphorus dynamics | Pre study | |
| 11 | Potassium, magnesium and calcium cyclings and transformations in the soil | Pre study | |
| 12 | Miconutrients in the soil and their availability | Pre study | |
| 13 | Discussion of the homework | Discussion | |
| 14 | Soil fertility and fertilizer relationships | Pre study | |
| 15 | Environmental pollution and protection of soil fertility | Pre study | |
| 16 | Term Exams | General review | |
| 17 | Term Exams | General review |
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 |