Information Package / Course Catalogue
Fertilization in Organic Farming
Course Code: OT114
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to students, to understand the importance of teaching herbal plant nutrition and fertilization, plant nutrients, information related to the recognition of fertilizer and manure is to see in practice

Course Content

Presentation of the required elements in plant nutrition, the importance of each plant nutrients, signs of deficiency and excess, organic fertilizers, fertilizing methods

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Özgür SARI
Learning Outcomes
1.Vegetative growth that may arise from the lack of nutrients, yield and quality problems are diagnosed visually
2.In crop production, takes care of the environment and human health
3.Notice the fertilizer-soil interaction
4. Macro and micro plant nutrients, and knows the methods of removing deficiencies
5. Knows and performs soil breeding and soil-plant-water relations
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course presentation, content, importance, rules and requirements.
Week 1 - Practice
Promotion of organic fertilizer
Week 2 - Theoretical
Needed element in plant nutrition
Week 2 - Practice
Fertilization planning application
Week 3 - Theoretical
The importance of nitrogen deficiency and excess symptoms, introduction and information regarding the use of nitrogenous fertilizers
Week 3 - Practice
In the field, the preparation of the application parcel
Week 4 - Theoretical
The importance of phosphorus, excess and deficiency symptoms, introduction and information regarding the use of phosphorus fertilizer
Week 4 - Practice
Cultivation of ending the parcel, fertilizer application
Week 5 - Theoretical
The importance of potassium deficiency and excess symptoms, potassium information about the introduction and use of fertilizers
Week 5 - Practice
Some organic fertilizers manure as visual recognition
Week 6 - Theoretical
The importance of calcium deficiency and excess symptoms, information on the introduction and use of calcium fertilizer
Week 6 - Practice
Some green manure crops for land monitoring
Week 7 - Theoretical
The importance of magnesium deficiency and excess symptoms, magnesium information about the promotion and use of fertilizer
Week 7 - Practice
Nodule formation observed in leguminous plants
Week 8 - Theoretical
The importance of sulfur deficiency and excess symptoms, information on the introduction and use of sulfur fertilizer
Week 9 - Theoretical
The importance of sulfur deficiency and excess symptoms, information on the introduction and use of sulfur fertilizer
Week 9 - Practice
Application maintenance and observation plots
Week 10 - Theoretical
The introduction of manure, the importance of information on the use
Week 10 - Practice
Application maintenance and observation plots
Week 11 - Theoretical
The introduction of green manure, the importance of information on the use
Week 11 - Practice
Uygulama parselleri bakımı ve gözlemleri
Week 12 - Theoretical
Fertilization methods
Week 12 - Practice
Application parcels harvest
Week 13 - Theoretical
Foliar fertilization
Week 13 - Practice
Parcel prepare monitoring reports
Week 14 - Theoretical
The importance of microelements, deficiency and oversupply problems and fertilizers
Week 14 - Practice
The importance of microelements, deficiency and oversupply problems and fertilizers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Land Work72121
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)73
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
3
3
2
2
2
OÇ-2
2
3
3
OÇ-3
2
4
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
1
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026