By the end of the course the student will be able to:
A. Knowledge & understand
A.1 Recognize the relationship between soil and plants and their effect on growth.
A.2 List the different soil fertility assessment methods.
A.3 Explain the effect of soil properties on the development of fertilizer recommendation.
A.4 Use fertilizers of all kinds, at appropriate rates and methods for each transformer and soil.
A.5 Use 4Rs Management Program for using chemical and organic nutrients.
B. Mental skills
B.1 Connect between different soil properties and their relationship to increasing production.
B.2 show the difference between the methods of application fertilizers of different types.
B.3 Distinguish between the types of chemical, organic and biological fertilizers in terms of the methods of manufacture and mixing.
B.4 suggest different fertilizer recommendations for agricultural crops.
B.5 Evaluate soil fertility through the use of various mathematical models and equations.
C. Practical & professional skills
C.1 Apply mathematical equations to evaluate soil fertility using computer programs.
C.2 deal with the results of the soil analysis to develop the fertilizer recommendation.
C.3 deal with various types of fertilizers (mineral - organic - biological).
C.4 address the problems that may occur as a result of a lack of nutrients or an imbalance in the dynamic soil balance.
C.5 calculate the concentrations of nutrients available in the soil and give the necessary fertilizer recommendation for each crop.
D. Generic and transferable skills
D.1 Deal with fertilizers of all kinds in a proper manner.
D.2 Draw up a scheme for the mechanism of fertilizing different crops.
D.3 Choose the peaceful way to add all kinds of fertilizers.
D.4 Choose the optimal rate and type of fertilizer that is suitable for the type of soil and crop.
D.5 Deal with various computer programs such as Excel and PowerPoint
