Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TOB621MACRO AND MICRO ELEMENT ANALYSIS IN PLANTSCompulsory116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is • To teach to students of Agricultural Enginering determining plant analysis methods teorical and practical lessons.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1To have the knowledge about learning aim of the plant analysis, takes plant samples and prepares for the analysis.
2Able to learn analyses plant, evaluate plant analysis
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
• Importance of plant analysis, leaf samplings in different plant, pretreatment of the plant sample, • methods of digestions and extractions in plant materials, • principal of nutrient analysis; analysis of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, B and Cl in plant; • evaluation and interpretation of plant analysis.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1 Basic rules in the laboratory practices, error sources and minimizing them in the analyses, preparation of solutions
2Classification of plant analysis
3Importance of plant analysis, leaf samplings in different plant, pretreatment of the plant sample
4Taking plant samples and preparing for the analysis.
5 Dry digestion of plant samples
6Wet digestion of plant samples
7Methods of plant total N determination, interpretation of results
8Midterm exam
9Methods of plant total P determination, interpretation of results
10Methods of plant total K and Na determination, interpretation of results
11Methods of plant total Ca and Mg determination, interpretation of results
12Methods of plant total B and S determination, interpretation of results
13Methods of plant total Fe, Zn, Cu and Mn determination, interpretation of results
14Methods of plant total other elements determination, interpretation of results
15Evaluating plant analysis
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1)Kacar, B., İnal, A. 2008. Bitki Analizleri. Nobel Yayın no:1241. 2)Kacar, B. 2009. Toprak Analizleri. Nobel Yayın no:1387. 3)Sağlam, M.T., 1997. Toprak ve Suyun Kimyasal Analiz Yöntemleri (Genişletilmiş İkinci Baskı) Trakya Üniv. Ziraat Fak. Yayın No: 189, Ders Kitabı No: 5, Tekirdağ 4)Kacar, B., Katkat, A.V.2007. Bitki Besleme (3.baskı).. Nobel Yayın no:849.Ankara 5)Kacar, B., Kütük, C., 2010, Gübre Analizleri. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, No: 1497. Ankara.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Quiz122
Attending Lectures14456
Practice14342
Discussion14114
Experiment7321
Report Preparation14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination2510
Individual Study for Final Examination4520
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)183
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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