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Objectives of the Course

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Learning Outcomes

1.	Knows important nutrient elements for plants
2.	Knows how plantstakenutrient sand water
3.	Knowseffects of nutrientelemnets on plantdevelopment
4.	Classifies fertilizers
5.	Applies fertilizer

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Gübreler ve Gübreleme Tekniği, Burhan Kaçar, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2011

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction, plant nutrition elements needed

Week 2 - Theoretical

Uptaken utrien telements in plants

Week 3 - Theoretical

Uptake water in plants

Week 4 - Theoretical

Nitrogen, theeffects of nitrogen on plantgrowth, nitrogendeficiencyandexcess

Week 5 - Theoretical

Phosphorus, theeffects of phosphorus on plantgrowth, phosphorusdeficiencyandexcess

Week 6 - Theoretical

Potassium effects on plant growt hand development of potash, potassium deficiency and excess

Week 7 - Theoretical

Calcium, the metabolic functions of calcium, calcium deficiency and excess

Week 8 - Intermediate Exam

Midterm

Week 9 - Theoretical

Magnesium, metabolicfunctions, magnesium, magnesiumdeficiencyandexcess, sulfur, sulfurmetabolicfunctions, deficiencyandexcess of sulfur

Week 10 - Theoretical

Iron, ironmetabolicfunctions, irondeficiencyandexcess, zinc, zincmetabolicfunctions, deficiencyandexcess of zinc, boron, boronmetabolicfunctions, deficiencyandexcess of boron

Week 11 - Theoretical

Fertilizerproductionandconsumption, classification of fertilizers

Week 12 - Theoretical

Organic fertilizer

Week 13 - Theoretical

Chemicalfertilizers (nitrogenousfertilizers, phosphorusfertilizers, potassiumfertilizers)

Week 14 - Theoretical

Chemicalfertilizers (calciumfertilizers, magnesiumfertilizers, sulfurfertilizers)

Week 15 - Theoretical

Fertilizersincludingmicronutrients,

Week 16 - Final Exam

Final Exam

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	2	28
Assignment	6	2	1	18
Reading	5	2	1	15
Individual Work	3	1	1	6
Midterm Examination	1	1	1	2
Final Examination	1	1	1	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				71

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
OÇ-1		5							4
OÇ-2		5
OÇ-3		5							4
OÇ-4		5
OÇ-5		5

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