SALINITY PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURAL LANDS
- Course
- PSCT516 - SALINITY PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURAL LANDS
- Department
- Plant Sciences and Technologies - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin OK
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
- -
Course Description
Millions of hectares of land, nearly 25% of throughout the world’s ıslands are too saline for producing economically crop yields, and more land becomes nonproductive each year because of salt accumulation. Salinity problems in agriculture are usually confined to arid and semiarid regions where rainfall is not sufficient to transport salts from the plant root zone.The occurrence of salinity is very common many countries in the world. Salinity problems are found in all countries having areas where arid or semiarid climates exist. Soil salinity problems are present in nearly all irrigated area of the world as well. Rehabiltation of salinated lands are very difficult and time consuming. In this course all the precausion steps to prevent soil salinity and rehabilitation salinitated lands are discussed in detais.
SALINITY PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURAL LANDS
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Definition and properties of salty and alkaline soils. |
| Week 2 | Source of soluble salts in soil and classification of salty alkaline soils. |
| Week 3 | Salt and osmotic pressure relations in salty and alkaline soils. |
| Week 4 | Crust formation, swelling and cracking problems in salty and alkaline soils. |
| Week 5 | Principles of the effects and control of exchangeable sodium in salty and alkaline soils. |
| Week 6 | Applied methods for control alkalinity. |
| Week 7 | Principles of salinity control. |
| Week 8 | Mideterm |
| Week 9 | Tuzlu ve alkali topraklarda yetiştirilecek bitkiler ve tepkileri. |
| Week 10 | Properties of irrigation water used in salty and alkaline soils. |
| Week 11 | Reclamation and management of salty and alkaline soils. |
| Week 12 | Evaluating and interpreting studies on salty and alkaline soils. |
| Week 13 | Acid soils. |
| Week 14 | Reclamation and management of acid soils. |
| Week 15 | Reclamation and management of acid soils. |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 1. Salinity Training Manual. Compiled by Kathy Tenison, Advisory Officer, Industry & Investment NSW, Yanco.
- 02 2. Handbook for Saline soil management. Editors: R. Vargas, E.I. Pankova, S.A. Balyuk, P.V. Krasilnikov and G.M. Khasankhanova
- 03 3. Agricultural Salinity and Drainage. by Blaine R. Hanson; Stephen R. Grattan; Allan Fulton
Learning Outcomes
- L01 The students completing the course satisfactorily will be able to explain (3) the principles governing soil salinization. SOLO 3
- L02 The students completing the course satisfactorily will be able to define (3) the salinization in groundwater. SOLO 3
- L03 The students completing the course satisfactorily will be able to can scientifically categorize (4) the state of soil salinization. SOLO 4
- L04 The students completing the course satisfactorily will be able to perform (4) projects to prevent the salinization of agricultural land. SOLO 4
- L05 The students completing the course satisfactorily will be able to construct (4) solutions to agricultural problems caused by soil salinity. SOLO 4
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