Information Package / Course Catalogue
Plant Nutrition in Dry Farming
Course Code: ZTO612
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

The objective of this course is to give basic informations on water use, fallow, crop rotation, soil cultivation and use of organic material in dry farming and their effects on nutrient uptake and yield

Course Content

Effect of water use, fallow, crop rotation, soil cultivation and use of organic material on nutrient uptake and yield will be evaluated. Then, basic principles of nitrogen, phosphorous, zinc and boron studies, and also some relating research samples in the country level will be given.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Being able to learn the basic principles of plant nutrition in dry farming
2.Being able to learn the water use efficiency
3.Being able to learn the nitrogen use efficiency in dry farming
4.Being able to learn the soil cultivation-nutrient relations in dry farming
5.Being able to learn the using of organic fertilizers in dry farming
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Soil Management and Organic Farming. 2006. S.C. Panda , Agrobios (India), 462 p
2.Assessing On-Farm Water-Use Efficiency: A New Approach. 2005. K. Shideed, T. Oweis, M. Gabr, M. Osman. ICARDA, 86 p.
3.Dry-Farming, 2004. John A Widtsoe, Kessinger Publishing, 180 p.
4.Agrotechnology for Dryland Farming, 2002. Arvind M. Dhopte. Jodhpur, Scientific, 651 p.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Water use efficiency
Week 1 - Practice
Literature research
Week 2 - Theoretical
Water use efficiency - nitrogen relations
Week 2 - Practice
Determination of homework
Week 3 - Theoretical
Water use efficiency – phosphorous relations
Week 3 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 4 - Theoretical
Fallow- nitrogen relations
Week 4 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 5 - Theoretical
Residual nitrogen in legumes- cereal crop rotation
Week 5 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 6 - Theoretical
Nitrogen use in dry farming
Week 6 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 7 - Theoretical
Nitrogen loses in dry farming
Week 7 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 8 - Theoretical
Soil cultivation-nutrient relations in dry farming
Week 8 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 9 - Theoretical
Nitrogen use efficiency in dry farming
Week 9 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 10 - Theoretical
Determination of phosphorous fertilizer needs in dry farming
Week 10 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 11 - Theoretical
Zinc fertilization in dry farming
Week 11 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 12 - Theoretical
Boron toxicity in dry farming
Week 12 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 13 - Theoretical
Use of organic fertilizers in dry farming
Week 13 - Practice
Presentation and discussion
Week 14 - Theoretical
Decomposition of organic matarials in dry farming
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
5
4
2
4
2
OÇ-2
5
4
2
4
2
OÇ-3
4
4
2
4
2
OÇ-4
4
4
2
4
2
OÇ-5
4
4
2
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026