COURSE SYLLABUS

ORGANIC PLANT NUTRITION AND FERTILIZATION

1	Course Title:	ORGANIC PLANT NUTRITION AND FERTILIZATION
2	Course Code:	ORGZ203
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. MURAT ALİ TURAN
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. Murat Ali TURAN e-posta: maturan@uludag.edu.tr tel: 02242941549 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Bölümü Görükle Yerleşkesi, Nilüfer/BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Explanation the presence types of plant nutrients in the soil, sources and available forms by plants. Examination of the plant root system and soil nutrient uptake mechanisms of plants. Teaching the perspective of organic farming in plant nutrition.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Knows the nutrient uptake mechanisms by plants;
2	Recognizes fertilizer can be used in organic farming.;
3	Knows the methods of application of fertilizers using in organic agriculture;
4	Able to explain the compost techniques of organic waste.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The advantages and disadvantages of organic farming	Methods of taking soil samples
2	Definition and classification of plant nutrients	Nitrogen deficiency symptoms in plants
3	The presence types of plant nutrients in the soil, sources and available forms by plants	Phosphorus deficiency symptoms in plants
4	Plant root structure	Potassium deficiency symptoms in plants
5	Nutrient uptake mechanisms by plants	Micro-element deficiency symptoms in plants
6	Soil analysis and sustainable productivity	Cultivation systems in organic farming
7	Midterm exam	legal regulations on organic farming
8	Soil conservation in organic agriculture	Elemental sulphur application to decrease soil pH
9	Issues to be considered in the use of fertilizer and manure in organic farming	Nitrogen fertilization in organic farming
10	Materials can be used as organic fertilizers and soil regulators in organic farming and general information about the properties	Phosphorus and potassium fertilization in organic farming
11	Soil regulators, characteristics and usage	Micro-element fertilization in organic farming
12	Materials can be used as organic fertilizers, characteristics and usage	Foliar application of micro-element in organic farming
13	Composting of animal manure	Application of compost in organic farming
14	General evaluation	General evaluation

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Anonim. 2002. Organik Tarımın Esasları ve Uygulanmasına İlişkin Yönetmelik. T.C. Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı, Temmuz 2002. Anonim 2003. Organik Tarımın Genelİlkeleri. T.C. Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı, Ankara 2003 Kacar B. ve Katkat A.V. 2011. Gübreler ve Gübreleme Tekniği, 4. Basım, ISBN: 978-605-5426-20-0, Nobel yayıncılık Kızılay, Ankara
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High