SSC2221: Soil Fertility, Fertilizer use and Plant Nutrition

Welcome note

Dear students welcome to the module of SSC221: Soil fertility, fertilizer use and plant nutrition

Aims:

The module aim is  to provide an understanding of various factors affecting plant mineral nutrition and principles of soil fertility management and improvement of land productivity using fertilizers and melioration of soil properties

Content:  Plant nutrition; Fertilizers and fertilizers use and environment management

 Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

The student shall understand the mechanisms of plant nutrition, effects of  fertilizers on soil properties and plants 

Cognitive/Intellectual skills/Application of knowledge

The student shall be able to record on a computer tabular reports laboratory practicals and field work

Communication/ICT/Numeracy/Analytic Techniques/Practical Skills

the student shall be able to record on a computer tabular reports laboratory practical and field work.

General transferable skills

The student shall be capable to analyze and diagnose the soil fertility status and propose or apply and/or communicate while stressing the positive and negative impacts of amendment.

Activities

       - Online lectures

       - providing assignments

       - providing reading materials 

  Indicative resources

Murty, V.V.N. and Jha, M.K. (2011).Land and Water Management Engineering. Sixth Edition, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.

Sharda, V.N., Juyal, G.P., Prakash, C. and Joshi, B.P. (2007).  Soil And Water Conservation Engineering (Training Manual-volume II), CSWCRTI, Dehradun, India.

Simons, D. B., & Şentürk, F. (1992). Sediment transport technology: water and sediment dynamics. Water Resources Publication.

Suresh, R. (2009). Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Standard Publishers Distributors, 951 p.

Lecturers’ information

Dr. Hamoud RUKANGANTAMBARA, 0783021577

NSANZIMANA Oreste, 0788664238