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Course code: RRSS10061o14Semester: 2014/2015 summer
Name: Fertilizers and Plant Nutrition
Major: Agriculture
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 4
ECTS points: 7
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 45 / 0
Lecturer: Prof. dr hab. Zofia Spiak
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Student possesses theoretical and practical knowledge for achieving high yields of good ąuality cultivated plants. He is also able to estimate soil fertility and the contents of elements in soils, soil reaction as well as based on theoretical knowledge can plan and apply fertilization for different cultivated plants. He is familiar with rules of fertilizers choice, calculation of fertilizers doses, dates of applications and conseąuences of fertilizers usage.
Competences: The positive passing of this course enables students to independently prepare fertilization programs and fertilizers balance in different kinds of agricultural farms. It also allows making consultations for fertilization for farmers in agricultural advisory centers, making soil, plants and fertilizers analysis in agro-chemical labs.
Prerequisites: Chemistry, Soil science, Biochemistry, Plant physiology.
Course content: Soils as a resource for plant nutrition, forms and changes of nutrients in soil, chemical compositions of plants, nutrition needs, fertilizations needs, organie and minerał fertilizers, fertilizers for soil deacidification, fertilizers application forms, doses calculations, rules of fertilization consultancy for farmers, influence of fertilization on yield ąuality, ecological results of fertilization.
Recommended literature: Czuba R. (red) 1996. Nawożenie mineralne roślin uprawnych. Wyd. Zakłady Chemiczne Police Gorlach E., Mazur T. 2001. Chemia rolna. Wyd. Naukowe PWN Mercik S. (red) 2002. Chemia rolna. Podstawy teoretyczne i praktyczne. Wyd. SGGW Warszawa Krzywy E. 2007, Żywienie roślin, Wyd. Nauk. AR w Szczecinie Grzebisz W. 2008.Nawożenie roślin uprawnych, t.1, Podstawy nawożenia, PWRiL Warszawa Grzebisz W. 2009, Nawożenie roślin uprawnych t.2, Nawozy i systemy nawożenia PWRiL Warszawa
Assessment methods: Obligatory pass of practicals after 4 and 5 semester and orał examination after 5 semester; pass threshold - 60%.
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