Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : ZTO520 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : Second Cycle (Master's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 8 |
Gives information about the starting reasons of saline and alkaline soils which is invasive both in Turkey and in the world. Furthermore this topic includes the distribution areas of these kinds of problematic soils and gives more information about the solution of soil remediation.
Saline and alkaline soils, formation, distribution, characteristics, sources of soluble salts and effects of salinization on plant production , the classification of saline and alkaline soils, the distribution areas of Turkeys in saline and alkaline soils, remediation of saline soils, remediation of alkaline soils , remediation of saline and alkaline soils , chemical breeding materials, gypsum applications.
| Prof. Gönül AYDIN |
| 1. | To be able to comprehend the saline and alkaline soils in Turkey and in the world. |
| 2. | To be able to comprehend the saline and alkaline soils formation processes and their effective factors. |
| 3. | To be able to comprehend what kind of irrigation and tillage systems should be applied in saline and alkaline soils. |
| 4. | To be able to define a cultivation design in saline and alkaline soils. |
| 5. | To be able to classify the saline and alkaline soils and re-perform them into agricultural land usage. |
| 1. | Soil Survey Staff. 1954 Saline and Alkaline Soils. Agriculture Handbook. 60 U:S:D:A. |
| 2. | Istvan. 1989. Salt Affected Soils. CRC. Pres. Inc. Florida. Bacoraton. |
| 3. | Bresler, E., Charter, D. L., 1982. Saline and Sodic Soils. Springer Verlag. Principles-Dynamics-Modelling. Berlin Heidelberg. New York. |
| 4. | Lal, R. 1997. Methods for assessment of Soil Degration, Boca Raton, CRC. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %70 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 3 | 3 | 84 |
| Assignment | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| Reading | 3 | 20 | 0 | 60 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 200 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
OÇ-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |