Akdeniz Üniversitesi
Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
Akdeniz University, Faculty of Agriculture
07070 Campus, Antalya, TURKEY
Fax: +90-242-227 45 64
Courses offered in English
Courses offered in English by the Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
| Course Code | Course Title | Local Credit | Course Credits | Semester | Course Content | Lecturer |
BBB 201 | Plant Physiology | 2+0 | 3 | Fall | Definition of physiology, structure of plant cell, structure and functions of enzymes, uptake of water plant nutrients, their transportations and functions, phytosynthesis, carbohydrates, respiration, structure and phytohormones and their functions | Asst. Prof. Dr. Inci TOLAY Tel: +90-242-2274400/2544 |
TBL | Land Degradation | 2+0 | 3 | Fall | Human impact on environment, factors leading to land degradation, biological, chemical and physical aspects of soil degradation, soil erosion, formation of erosion, impact of erosion on land degradation, cultural and mechanical measure to prevent erosion | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeki ALAGÖZ |
| TBL 405 | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 2+2 | 5 | Fall | History and study areas of soil science, biological properties of soil, relations between biotic and abiotic factors, relations among soil organisms, classification of soil organisms, their nutrient and energy requirements, microbial ecology, cell metabolism, nutrient cycles soil organisms are involved, the potential for managing microorganisms and their processes | Asst. Prof. Dr. İlker UZ |
| TBL 204 | Soil Science | 2+0 | 3 | Spring | History of soil science, mineral constituents and major mineral materials, formation and transformation processes, mineral contents of soils, organic constituents, major organic compounds, soil particle size, texture, soil structure formation and types, soil air, soil moisture, soil density, soil temperature, color, soil organisms and biological processes | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeki ALAGÖZ |
| TBL 306 | Soil Reclamation | 2+0 | 3 | Spring | Physical, chemical and biological aspects of soil degradation, causes of salt accumulation in soil, causes of soil sodicity, reclamation of saline and sodic soils, leaching requirement, compounds used in reclamation of soils, plant growth in acid and alkaline soils, liming, phytoremediation, bioremediation | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeki ALAGÖZ |
| TBL 406 | Soil-Plant-Water Relationships | 2+0 | 3 | Spring | Physical properties of soil and soil water, soil-water relations, surface tension and capillarity, soil water energy concepts, classification of soil water, soil water content and measuring soil water potentials, principals of water movement in soil, plant-water relations, soil-plant relations | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeki ALAGÖZ |
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