Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers
Horticultural Crops
Faculty of Agriculture
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers | ZFD206 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Mesude ÜNAL
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Knows macro and micro essential plant nutrients, recognizes nutrient deficiency and excess for diagnosis and treats this problems
2) Nutritional physiology of plants, feeding on the physiological, morphological, bio-chemical and visual changes, and their ways of diagnosis and troubleshooting
3) Defines and categorize fertilizers and fertilization
4) Knows properties of organic and chemical fertilizers, soil fertilization effects and the basic principles
5) Understands fertilization methods and application forms
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
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| 1 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Soil Science
Course Contents
Plant nutrients, the functions of nutrients in the plant, the symptoms of nutrient deficiency and toxicity, and ways of eliminating them.
Weekly Schedule
1) Plant feed input, the plant located within the organic and inorganic substances and metabolism. Genetic and environmental factors affecting plant growth, the law of minimum.2) Classification of essential plant nutrients, plant nutrient availability in receiving, and related factor
3) N deficiency
4) P deficiency
5) K,Ca,Mg,S deficiency
6) Micro plant nutrition deficiency
7) Diagnosis treatment
8) Fertilizer
9) Fertilizer
10) Fertilization
11) Fertilization
12) Fertilization
13) Land applications
14) Land applications
15) Land applications
16) Land applications
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Güneş, A., Alpaslan, M. ve İnal, A.( 2004). Bitki Besleme ve Gübreleme. A.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi yayın No: 1539, Ders Kitabı: 492.
2- Kacar,B., Katkat,A.V. (1998). Bitki Besleme. Uludağ Üniversitesi Güçlendirme Vakfı. Yayın No: 127.VİPAŞ Yayınları:3 .
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
50% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required