Information Of Programmes

AVANOS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS / TAB 225 - MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS

Code: TAB 225

Course Title: NUTRITION OF PLANTS AND FERTILIZE

Theoretical+Practice: 3+1

ECTS: 4

Year/Semester of Study

2 / Fall Semester

Level of Course

3rd Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Compulsory

Department

MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

AYBEY İMAMOĞLU (aybeyimamoglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

AYBEY İMAMOĞLU,

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

Basic plant nutrution

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	can give information about plant nutrition and fertility in agricultural production.	PO-	Examination
LO-2	can visually recognize plant growth, yield and quality problems that may arise in the event of inadequate plant nutrients.	PO-	Examination
LO-3	can examine the work done in the field of plant nutrition up to day.	PO-	Examination
LO-4	an understands the importance of environment and human health in vegetable production.	PO-	Examination
LO-5	can organic daisies, grasp and apply their purpose.	PO-	Examination
LO-6	can interaction between fertilizer and soil can be grasped.	PO-	Examination
LO-7	can have knowledge about micro elements.	PO-	Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Plant nutrition and the substances found in plants; Plant growth, the obtaining forms of plant nutrient,the effective factors in obtaining of plant nutrients; Plant nutrients, their functions in plant and deficiency symptoms; Fertilizers and fertilization techniques; Fertilizers (natural fertilizers, artificial fertilizers, foliar fertilizers, liquid fertilizers).
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	The concept of plant nutrition and its working fields	Expression, question and answer
2	Organic and inorganic compounds found in plants	Expression, question and answer
3	Macronutrients and micronutrients and its duties in plants	Expression, question and answer
4	The form of nutrients in soil and its available form for plants	Expression, question and answer
5	The factors affecting absorbtion of nutrients	Expression, question and answer
6	Mineralization of nitrogen and its importance for plants	Expression, question and answer
7	The importance of phosphorus and potassium for plants	Expression, question and answer
8	mid-term exam
9	Liming elements (Ca, Mg, S) and their importance for plants	Expression, question and answer
10	Micronutrients and its importance for plants	Expression, question and answer
11	The concept of fertilizer and fertilization and clasification of fertilizers	Expression, question and answer
12	Farmyard manure and other organik fertilizers	Expression, question and answer
13	) Chemical (synthetic) fertilizers and production and consumption of chemical fertilization in Turkey	Expression, question and answer
14	Fertilization practices in the field	Expression, question and answer
15	Liquit fertilizers and implementation techniques	Expression, question and answer
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	8	1	40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam	16	1	60

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	4	14	56
Outside Class
a) Reading	2	14	28
b) Search in internet/Library	2	11	22
c) Performance Project			0
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report			0
e) Term paper/Project			0
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	1	6	6
mid-term exam	1	1	1
Own study for final exam	1	6	6
final exam	1	1	1
			0
			0
Total work load;			120