| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | ZDF 221 | 3. Semester | 2 + 2 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Oktay YILDIZ |
| Instructor(s) |
Murat SARGINCI |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Students will learn of differentiating soil, rock and minerals and their origins,soil forming factors, physical, chemical, and biological properties of mineral soils, organic matter, soil slinity and alkalinity, soil drainage and erosion. |
| Course Content | This course covers a range of topics in soil science as soil, rock, and minerals; soil forming factors; physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils; soil organic matter and decay; soil salinity and alkalinity and soil erosion and drainage. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Explain how the soil formed, - Identify soil properties and their practical importance - Identify importance of essential nutrients in plant nutrition - Analyze soil, water, and plant |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Rock and minerals | |
| 2. Week | Soil forming factors | |
| 3. Week | Weathering of rock and minerals | |
| 4. Week | Soil physical properties | |
| 5. Week | Primer and secondary clay minerals | |
| 6. Week | Chemical properties of soils | |
| 7. Week | Salinity and alkalinity of the soils | |
| 8. Week | m | |
| 9. Week | Soil biological properties | |
| 10. Week | Soil organic matter and its decay | |
| 11. Week | Plant nutrients and their nutritional importance | |
| 12. Week | Fertilizers and fertilization practices | |
| 13. Week | Soil erosion | |
| 14. Week | Soil drainage |
| 1.Altınbaş, Ünal, M. Çengel, H. Uysal, B. Okur, N.Okur, Y. Kurucu, ve S. Delibacak. 2008. Toprak Bilimi, Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:557, 3. baskı. |
| 2.Toprak İlimi Derneği web sitesi |
| 3.Ergene, A. 1987. Toprak Biliminin Esasları, Atatürk Üniversitesi Basımevi, 4. Baskı, Erzurum. |
| 4.Özbek, H. Z. Kaya, M. Gök, ve H. Kaptan. 1995. Toprak Bilimi, Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın No:73 Adana |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Final | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 102 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
