Information Package / Course Catalogue
Special Problems in Soil Physics and the Relation With Yield
Course Code: ZTO613
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Detailed information about soil structure and yield relationships

Course Content

Physical productivity, soil degradation, soil structure formation, definitions and measurement methods, the factors affecting the stability of the formation of soil aggregates, chemical soil stabilizers and their availability in soils, methods for determining the stability and the aggregate size distribution of aggregates in the laboratory, soil structure-efficiency relationships.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Physical productivity.
2.The ability to assess the physical efficiency of the soil properties.
3.The ability to analyse the soil aggregate sizes and the soil aggregate stability.
4.The ability of implementation of the measurement methods.
5.The ability to interpret the soil structure and yield relationships.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Soil colloids and their associations in aggregates/ Marcel F. De Boodt, ed. Michael H. B. Hayes, ed. Adrien Herbillon. New York Plenum.1990.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Soil physical productivity
Week 2 - Theoretical
Physical productivity reduction (degradation) and the influencing factors
Week 3 - Theoretical
Physical productivity reduction (degradation) and the influencing factors
Week 4 - Theoretical
Soil structure formation and the stability
Week 5 - Theoretical
Methods for determination of aggregate stability
Week 6 - Theoretical
Methods for determination of aggregate stability
Week 7 - Theoretical
Chemical soil stabilizers and their availability in soils
Week 8 - Theoretical
Chemical soil stabilizers and their availability in soils
Week 9 - Theoretical
Chemical soil stabilizers and their availability in soils
Week 10 - Theoretical
Methods for determining the aggregate size distribution
Week 11 - Theoretical
Methods for determining the aggregate size distribution
Week 12 - Theoretical
Soil structure and yield relationships
Week 13 - Theoretical
The structure and yield relationships
Week 14 - Theoretical
The structure and yield relationships
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment140040
Reading320060
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026