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ORM3019Plant Nutrition2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Ömer KARA
Co-LecturerProf. Dr. Ömer KARA
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Definition, prupose and interrelations with other disciplines of plant nutrition, historical development of plant nutrition, productivity and its related principles, plant growth and growth factors, and effective factors on productivity in forest ecosystem, plant nutrients and forms in soil, plant-water-soil relationships, water and nutrient uptake mechanisms of plants, biochemical process in plants, fertilizers and fertilization technics.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Definition, prupose and interrelations with other disciplines of plant nutrition, historical development of plant nutrition, productivity and its related principles2,4,5
LO - 2 : Plant growth and growth factors, and effective factors on productivity in forest ecosystem, plant nutrients and forms in soil2,4,5
LO - 3 : Plant-water-soil relationships, water and nutrient uptake mechanisms of plants2,4,5
LO - 4 : Biochemical process in plants, fertilizers and fertilization technics2,4,5
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Definition, prupose and interrelations with other disciplines of plant nutrition, historical development of plant nutrition, productivity and its related principles, plant growth and growth factors, plant nutrients and forms in soil, plant-water-soil relationships, nutrient uptake of plants, fertilizers and fertilization technics.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1The elements of need for plant feed, some studies about plant feed from past to future, basic feeding differences between plant and animal-human , and amount of nutrition elements, the essential nutritional elements for plant growth, identification and classification, determining process time of essential micro elements, cause of retention time for determination of essential micro elements, method for determination of essential nutritional elements, source of soil for plant nutritional elements.
 Week 2Getting nutrition element in plant, plant root and root systems, plant nutritional elements which are transported to effected root area, basic principles of getting nutrition elements.
 Week 3Transportation of plant nutritional elements in vessels, transportation and transmission of plant nutritional elements in traheid vessels.
 Week 4Factors for effect of plant nutritional elements and getting nutrition element with root over organ in plant
 Week 5Getting water into plants, basic principles of relationship between plant and water, soil water and available water capacity, absorption and adsorption with roots, transportation of nutritional elements which are diluted with water into the xylem.
 Week 6Transportation mechanism of dissolved nutritional elements with water to the xylem, loading of nutritional elements to the xylem, transportation of nutritional elements from transport system, transfer and evacuation from phloem according output after photosynthesis, taken and transported of water by root stilt organ.
 Week 7Nitrogen, obtained nitrogen from soil by plants, Nitrogen assimilation of plants, Nitrogen source of plants, symptoms of Nitrogen deficiency
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Phosphorus, Phosphorus ingredient of plants, metabolic function of Phosphorus, taken Phosphorus from soil by plants, Phosphorus assimilation of plants, source of plants, symptoms of Phosphorus deficiency
 Week 10Potassium, Potassium ingredient of plants, metabolic function of Potassium, obtained Potassium from soil by plants, Potassium assimilation of plants, source of plants, symptoms of Potassium deficiency, effect of Potassium for plants growth.
 Week 11Magnesium, Magnesium ingredient of plants, metabolic function of Magnesium, obtained Magnesium from soil by plants, Magnesium assimilation of plants, source of plants, symptoms of Magnesium deficiency, effect of Magnesium for plants growth.
 Week 12Sulfur and other trace element , ingredient of plants, metabolic function of traces elements, obtained from soil by plants, assimilation of plants, source of plants, symptoms of deficiencies, effect on plants growth.
 Week 13Useful other elements( Nickel, Selenium, Aluminum)
 Week 14Fertilizers and fertilization technics
 Week 15Fertilizers and fertilization technics
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Kacar, B., Katkat, V., 2006, Bitki Besleme, Nobel Yayınları, İstanbul
 
Recommended Reading
1Kacar, B., Katkat, V., Öztürk, Ş., 2006, Bitki Fizyolojisi, Nobel Yayınları, İstanbul
2Türüdü, Ö.A., 1997,Bitki Beslenmesi ve Gübreleme Tekniği, KTÜ Meslek Yüksekokulları Serisi Genel Yayın No: 171, MYO Yayın No: 13, Trabzon
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 13/11/2019 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 08/01/2020 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 14 42
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 5 1 5
Arasınav 1 1 1
Uygulama 2 6 12
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 1 4 4
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 8 2 16
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Diğer 1 1 6 6
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load115