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| Code | TBB0015 |
| Name | Holistic Calculations in Soil Science and Plant Production |
| Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to provide graduate students studying in the field of soil science and plant production with expert knowledge on basic calculations on soil, plant nutrition and plant production.
Course Content
In this course, expert level information related to plant production is given on i) standard units and unit conversions, ii) unit conversions associated with temperature, growing degree days and thermal conductivity, iii) calculation of latitude/longitude, length, area and raties, iv) unit conversions related to fertilizers, v) nutrient removal and nutrient budgets, vi) soil physical properties and soil water, vii) molarity, concentration and stable isotopes, viii) estimation of planting rates, plant populations, corn and soybean yields, ix) forage crop and grain yield - moisture and shrinkage, x) soil pH, cation exchange capacity, base saturation, CEC and liming xi) soil salinity, sodicity and electrical conductivity, xii) evaluation of costs and benefits of management decisions, xiii) calculation in economic analysis in plant response trials, xiv) using partial derivatives to conduct an economic analysis on the impact of seeding density and N rates on yield.
Course Precondition
No prerequisites
Resources
Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists (IPNI)
Notes
No other course resources
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Has sufficient knowledge about the standard units and their conversions used in soil science and crop production. |
| LO02 | Is equipped with expert-level knowledge of the calculations used to express soil properties related to soil fertility, and thus soil nutrition to plants. |
| LO03 | Knows how to calculate the nutrients' removal by plants and nutrient budgets . |
| LO04 | Has sufficient knowledge about the calculation of fertilizer rates to be applied and the economy of fertilization. |
| LO05 | Gains sufficient knowledge about the expression and calculation of sowing rates, plant populations, corn, soybean yields, etc. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has skills on developing and implementing new ideas on the use of soils in accordance with the natural and technical soil classification systems and the principle of sustainability by using the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition and applying to other related disciplines, as well. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains the knowledge in the point of developing new ideas and techniques and appliying them to the practice for plant nutrients and their applications that provide healthy nutrieon of plants for a high quality and economic crop production by linking the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition to the relevant fields of science | |
| PLO03 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Plans and implements a research that may present solutions to existing problems and/or makes judgments using available knowledge in order to analyze the development and change processes in which soils are in place and fulfill the requirements of sustainable agriculture principles by linking relevenat fields of science. | |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Has ability to prepare and implement projects in order to solve the problems encountered in ensuring that the plants can be fed regularly in a soil or soilless medium, by covering other disciplines, and rovides solutions by making a status determination. | 1 |
| PLO05 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Is able to prepare independent projects to solve problems related to his/her profession or to lead the team works if needed. | |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Recognizes the problems that may arise and unpredictable in the field of expertise and takes responsibility with new strategies to be developed for the solution. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Is able to critically evaluate the information related to the field and to carry out advanced studies independently. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Has skills to access information and for this purpose to do resource search and to use databases and other information sources. | 1 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Conveys the innovations in her/his field and her/his works systematically in written, oral, and visual in Turkish and in English (at a minimum level of B2) as well. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Examines social relations and the norms that direct these relations from a critical point of view and takes action to improve them. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Develops strategy, policy and implementation plans related to the field and evaluates the obtained results within the framework of quality processes. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Observes social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of collection, interpretation and announcement of data related to the study area, supervises and controls them. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Carries her/his knowledge in the field and problem solving skills to interdisciplinary studies. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standard units and unit conversions | No preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 2 | Unit conversions associated with temperature, growing degree days and thermal conductivity | Reading from "Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists" | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 3 | Calculation of latitude/longitude, length, area and ratios | Readind from "Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists" | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 4 | Unir conversions for fertilizers | Readind from "Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists" | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 5 | Nutrient removal and nutrient budgets | Readind from "Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists" | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 6 | Physical properties of soil and soil water | Readind from "Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists" | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 7 | Molarity, concentration and stable isotopes | Readind from "Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists" | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 8 | Mid-term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Sözlü Sınav |
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| 9 | Sowing rates, plant populations, estimating corn and soybean yields | Reading from "Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists" | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 10 | Forage crop and grain yield - moisture and shrinkage | Reading from "Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists" | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 11 | Soil pH, cation exchange capacity, base saturation, CEC, and liming | Reading from "Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists" | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 12 | Soil salinity, sodicity and electrical conductivity | Reading from "Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists" | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 13 | Evaluation of costs and benefits of management decisions | Reading from "Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists" | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 14 | Calculation in economic analysis of plant response experiments | Reading from "Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists" | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 15 | The use of partial derivatives in economic analyzes of the effect of sowing frequency and N doses on yield | Reading from "Mathematics and Calculations for Agronomists and Soil Scientists" | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 16 | Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
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| 17 | Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 150 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,00 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||