SW4253 : Advanced Plant Nutrition

Department

Academic Program

Type

Elective

Credits

Prerequisite

Overview

Advanced Plant Nutrition course aims to understand the difference between the meaning of soil fertility and plant nutrition. As well as understand the difference between essential and non-essential plant nutrients and their impact on the plant. Also in this course, will understand the movement of nutrients within the plant and the mechanisms of their absorption. In addition, the understanding of toxic effects of some elements on the plant will be covered.

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of the course the student will be able to:

A. Knowledge and Understanding

A.1. Understand the basic meanings of essential nutrients.

A.2. Understand the difference between deficiency symptoms and some other phenomena similar to these symptoms.

A.3. Able to understand how the element moves within the plant and soil.

A.4. Able to prepare nutrient solutions and how to use them.

A.5. Learn Hydroponics implants and how they are constructed.

B. Mental skills

B.1. Able to link between soil analyzes and plant nutrients needs.

B.2. Able to distinguish between deficiency symptoms and other phenomena to some extent.

B.3. Save the current practices of many farmers in how to add fertilizers according to the symptoms on the plant.

C. Practical & professional skills

C.1. Learn how to set up Hydroponics farms as investment projects.

C.2. Learn how to choose the fertilizers which will be needed by know the symptoms of nutrients deficiency on the plant.

C.3. Learn the basics of the relationship of soil properties to plant growth.

D. Generic and transferable skills

D.1. Use appropriate techniques in the field of soil fertility assessment and plant nutrition.

D.2. Use skills of communicating with colleagues and team members orally and in writing by working as a team during practical sessions.

D.3. Work as a team to solve specific problems.

Teaching and learning methods

1. Theoretical lectures.

2. Discussing recent scientific papers.

3. Field visits

Methods of assessments

%	Date of Evaluation	No
15	First exam (After Week 5th)	1
15	Second exam (After week 10th)	2
20	Scientific paper discussion (Week 12th)	3
50	Final exam (After Week 12th)	5
100	Total

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Advanced Soil Survey and Classification (SW4304)
Advanced Soil Fertility and Fertilization (SW4203)
Advanced Soil Microbiology (SW4404)
Advanced Soil Physics (SW4503)
Advanced Soil Minerals (SW4153)
Advanced Plant Nutrition (SW4253)
Advanced Soil and Water Conservation (SW4313)
Advanced Soil Biochemistry (SW4453)
Advanced Pollution of Agriculture Environment (SW4353)
Advanced Ecology of Soil Bacteria (SW4414)
Advanced Topics (SW4903)
Seminar (SW4971)
Advanced Remote Sensing (SW4973)
Thesis (SW4996)