PLANT NUTRITION
- Course
- PSCT202 - PLANT NUTRITION
- Department
- Institute of Graduate Studies and Research
- Course Type
- Scientific Preparation
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 0
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 2 + 2 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
- -
Course Description
The aim of this course is to introduce organic and inorganic nutrients, their properties, functions in plant growth and developments. Teaching plant nutrients, their metabolic activities in plants and fertilizers are studied. Course content covers; structural compounds of plant material, essential and necessary elements in plant nutrition, quantity and mission of macro and microelements, mineral elements, the relations between inorganic nutrients and enzymes. Nutrient uptake by plants, passive and active uptake, cation exchange capacity, nutrient transportation within plants. Resources of organic and inorganic fertilizers. Water-soluble nutrients and fertigation. Availability of nutrients to plants. Symptoms of nutrient deficiencies and excess. Nutrient pollution of soil and groundwater.
PLANT NUTRITION
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Course outcomes
- 01 Understand the principles governing plant mineral nutrition
- 02 Understand the effects of plant nutrition on yield responses and crop quality
- 03 Understand the basis for and methods used to evaluate plant and soil fertility status – nutrient deficiency and toxicity symptoms, soil analysis, plant analysis.
- 04 Evaluate scientific articles about mineral nutrition and horticultural crop management.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Nutrients in the soil |
| Week 2 | Nutrient movement through the soil |
| Week 3 | Nutrient uptake by the plant |
| Week 4 | Transport in the plant |
| Week 5 | Plant growth and yield in response to nutrient content |
| Week 6 | Plant adaptations to mineral nutrition – symbioses |
| Week 7 | Macronutrients (N) |
| Week 8 | Macronutrients (P) |
| Week 9 | Macronutrients (K) |
| Week 10 | Secondary Elements (S, Ca, Mg) |
| Week 11 | Minor Nutrients (Mo,Cu,B) |
| Week 12 | Minor Nutrients (Mn,Cl, Fe, Zn) |
| Week 13 | Foliar Application of Fertilizer |
| Week 14 | Soil conditions that affect nutrient availability |
| Week 15 | Plant and soil analysis |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Mengel, Konrad and Ernest A. Kirkby. Principles of plant nutrition Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.
- 02 Notes prepared by using different sources and transfered to electronic media, enriched with photos
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