1	Course Title:	BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATION IN FIELD CROPS
2	Course Code:	TAB5039
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
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:	Prof. Dr. Murat ERMAN
16	Course Lecturers:	yok
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	e-mail: muraterman@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 0 224 29 41468
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course; To give basic information about biological nitrogen fixation in field crops.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Students who take the course are provided with knowledge and experience in the cultivation of field crops by symbiotic and asymbiotic bacteria to convert nitrogen into a useful form. In the preparation of field crops projects, a contribution is made to the plant growth promoting rhizobacteria.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Learns the use of elemental nitrogen in the atmosphere through microorganisms in agriculture.; 2 Learns the importance of symbiotic and asymbiotic nitrogen fixation in nitrogen cycle.; 3 Learns the methods of inoculation of bacteria to seeds and soils.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The role of biological nitrogen fixation in the nitrogen cycle in nature
2	Importance of biological nitrogen fixation for agriculture and environment
3	Ways of gain and loss of nitrogen in the soil
4	Conversion mechanisms of nitrogen in the soil; ammonification, nitrification and denitrification
5	Nodule formation mechanism by Rhizobium bacteria in legume plants, structure and shapes of nodules
6	Effect of biotic and abiotic environmental factors on nodule formation and nitrogen fixation
7	Microorganisms involved in symbiotic and asymbiotic nitrogen fixation
8	Mechanisms of obtaining ammonia from elemental nitrogen in symbiotic and asymbiotic nitrogen fixation
9	Obtaining bacterial cultures to be used in inoculation; isolation, culture and identification
10	Preparation and storage methods of bacterial stock cultures in liquid and solid media
11	Definition, importance and conditions of bacterial inoculation
12	Preparation of liquid and solid inoculation materials from stock cultures
13	Methods of inoculating bacteria into seeds and soil
14	Issues to be considered in inoculation

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Beck, D., Materon, L. A. (Eds.). (2012). Nitrogen Fixation by Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture: Proceedings of a Workshop on Biological Nitrogen Fixation on Mediterranean-type Agriculture, ICARDA, Syria, April 14–17, 1986 (Vol. 32). Springer Science & Business Media. Vincent, J. M. (1984). Potential for enhancing biological nitrogen fixation (pp. 185-215). Oxford, England: Pergamon Press. Beck, D. P., Materon, L. A., Afandi, F. (1993). Practical Rhizobium-legume technology manual. ICARDA, manual., (19). Alexander, M. (2012). Biological Nitrogen Fixation: Ecology, Technology and Physiology. Springer Science & Business Media. National / international articles on the subject
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	12	40
Final Exam	1	60
Total	13	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	It is evaluated according to the principles of the Postgraduate Education Regulation of Bursa Uludağ University.
Information	Results are determined by the letter grade determined by the student automation system.

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	4	56
Homeworks, Performances	12	5	60
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	15	15
Total WorkLoad			173
Total workload/ 30 hr			5,77
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 LO1 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 3 5 4 LO2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 LO3 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High