Information Package / Course Catalogue
New Approaches in Soil Fertility
Course Code: ZTO603
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Being able to learn new approaches in soil fertility

Course Content

Soil properties and how they influence nutrient mobility and bioavailability; soil testing, interpretation, and making fertilizer recommendations to enhance plant growth and development, macronutrients: roles in plants, common deficiency symptoms, macronutrients in soils, important transformations and loss mechanisms, fertilizers, and their management practices will be held.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Being able to make a conclusion on plant nutrition and soil fertility
2.Being able to learn new approaches in soil fertility
3.Being able to searching litarature
4.Being able to learn new technics of soil analysis
5.Being able to learn the new technics of plant analysis
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Toprak Verimliliği ve Gübreleme. 2002. Nuri Güzel, Kemal Yalçın Gülüt, Gökhan Büyük, ÇÜ, Ziraat fakültesi Genel Yayın No:A-80,
2.Soil Fertility Management for Sustainable Agriculture, 1997. Rajendra Prasad, James F. Power CRC Press. Boca Raton, Fla. US.
3.Soil Fertility, Henry D. Foth, Boyd G. Ellis, 1996 - Technology & Engineering
4.Marschner, H. 1995. Mineral Nutrition of Higer Plants, Academic Pres, Second Edition.
5.The Nature and Properties of Soils. 2002. Brady, Nyle C., 13th Ed. MacMillan Publishing Company
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Historical aspects on plant nutrition and soil fertility
Week 1 - Practice
Literature research
Week 2 - Theoretical
Crop growth and development
Week 2 - Practice
Determination of homework
Week 3 - Theoretical
Growth and functioning of plant roots
Week 3 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 4 - Theoretical
Soil pH, cation exchange capacity and availability of soil nutrients.
Week 4 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 5 - Theoretical
interpret soil test reports and make recommendations
Week 5 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 6 - Theoretical
Soil organic matter and its dynamics
Week 6 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 7 - Theoretical
Soil acidity and alkalinity; determination of lime or sulphur requirement
Week 7 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 8 - Theoretical
Outline the nitrogen cycle in soils and recognize forms of nitrogen in plant and soil and mobility of each form.
Week 8 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 9 - Theoretical
Outline the nitrogen cycle in soils and recognize forms of nitrogen in plant and soil and mobility of each form.
Week 9 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 10 - Theoretical
Recognize the need for fertilizer phosphorous and forms occurring in soil and plant
Week 10 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 11 - Theoretical
Recognize the need of potassium fertilizers and the forms of potassium in the soil.
Week 11 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 12 - Theoretical
Recognize the need of calcium fertilizers and the forms of calcium in the soil.
Week 12 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 13 - Theoretical
Recognize the need of magnesium fertilizers and the forms of magnesium in the soil.
Week 13 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 14 - Theoretical
Outline the nitrogen sulphur in soils and recognize forms of sulphur in plant and soil and mobility of each form
Week 14 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice142256
Assignment130030
Reading315045
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1617
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
5
5
5
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
4
4
5
5
4
OÇ-5
4
4
5
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026