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Objective of the Course:
Provide better plant development and create the optimum plant root conditions in rhizosphere by examining the the relation among plant root, soil, atmosphere and water.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
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Learning Outcomes:
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Knows environmental factors which are importand for plant gowth and agricultural production and how to ensure the evironmental factors in optimum level condition which are important for agricultural production.;
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Knows the relationships between soil mass and volume in soil phases, a change in a phase how whould lead to change to the other phases and its affect to plant development.;
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Knows the function of water and the affects of the changes in water status ( transition solid,liquid and gas phases of water) on plant and soil.;
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Knows the potential energy of soil water, can make assessments about the status of soil water. ;
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Knows the movement of the water in the continuity of soil-plant-atmosphere and can evaluate its affect on plant growth.;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Describtion of the topics which are given as week, examinations of the course and their contribution to the succes score, course process, statements about students’ expectations.
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Environment, environmental factors and its characteristics.
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Soil as a factor of environment
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Relative water content of soil and relations of other mass and volume properties of soil phases
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Definition of soil texture, texture classes, mechanical analysis method, importance of soil texture.
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Properties of clay, structure and properties of electrostatic double layer.
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Specific surface of soil, soil structure, formation of soil aggregates and its stability.
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Functions of water as a factor of environment and its important properties.
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Midterm exam, course assessment
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Water in soil
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Water in plants
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The movement of water in plant.
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The movement of water in continuity of the soil-plant-atmosphere.
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Water requirement of plants
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
•Yeşilsoy, M.Ş. 1994. Toprak, Bitki, Su İlişkileri. Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi,Genel Yayın No :89, Ders Kitapları Yayın No:21, Adana. •Munsuz, N. 1982. Toprak-Su İlişkileri. A.Ü.Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No: 798, Ankara. •Thorne, D. W. and Thorne, M. D. 1979. Soil, Water and Crop Production, Avi Publishing Com. Inc. Kramer, P.J. and Boyer, J.S. 1995. Water Relations of Plants and Soils. Academic Press. UK.
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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
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
2
28
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
2
28
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
0
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
15
15
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
19
19
Total WorkLoad
105
Total workload/ 30 hr
3
ECTS Credit of the Course
3
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
