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Course Description Course Name : Mineral Nutrition and Quality Relations in Plants Course Code : TBB-609 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. AYFER ALKAN Learning Outcomes of the Course : Knows the relationship between mineral nutrition and quality of plants Knows plant parameters that determine the quality Knows the methods of quality assessment Knows the concept of quality in crop products Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : The course aims to teach the effects of mineral nutrients on proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, organic acids, fatty acids, vitamins, microelements phytate in foods of plant origin and the direct and indirect effects of mineral nutrition on synthesis and distribution of the quality components of the plant, the introduction of bioavailability methods. Course Contents : The course includes the importance of nutrients in maintaining the quality of the plant products, role of quality in the evaluation of crops, nutrient-quality relationships, quality evaluation parameters, methods for determining the quality parameters. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom, laboratory   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Balanced fertilization and product quality and giving assignment Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practice 2 The Parameters determining quality and factors controlling product quality Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practice 3 Effect of mineral fertilizers on quality of crops and ability to feed the crop plants Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practice 4 Mineral elements affecting the quality of feeding crops of mineral fertilizers Compounds with N and N. Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practice 5 Mineral elements affecting the quality of feeding crops of mineral fertilizers K Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practice 6 The interaction of N and K with other elements Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practice 7 Mineral elements affecting the quality of feeding crops of mineral fertilizers P and storage form of P in seed (phytates) Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practice 8 Mineral elements affecting the quality of feeding crops of mineral fertilizers Ca and Mg Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practice 9 Mineral elements affecting the quality of feeding crops of mineral fertilizers Zn and Fe Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practice 10 Mid-term Exam 11 Mineral elements affecting the quality of feeding crops of mineral fertilizers Se and I Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practicel 12 Carbohydrates, fats and vitamins Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practice 13 Proteins and aminoacids Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practice 14 Organic acids, fatty acids and phytaye Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practice 15 General revision and checking assignments Lecture notes and reference books Powerpoint presentation, case study and laboratory practice 16/17 Final exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Kacar, B. ve Katkat, V. 2010. Plant Nutrition. Nobel Publising, 659 p.  Marschner, H. 2011. Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants, 3rd Edition Ed: P Marschner Academic Press, ISBN: 9780123849069  Karaman M.R. (Ed), Plant Nutrition - Healthy Plants, Healthy Production. Gübretaş Guide Books Series: 2. Duman Publishing, Ankara. Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 40 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Recognising the principles of ecological farming in terms of sustainable and ecological farming, contributes to the practical use. 4 2 Based on the BSc adequacy, improves in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at specialist level 3 3 Understands the interactions between Soil Science and Plant Nutrition and other disciplines 3 4 Has abilities to develop and apply new ideas by identifying the taxonomic level of soils according to natural and technical classification systems and provides sustainable uses of soils using theoretical and applied knowledge in this branch and applies them to other engineering branches. 1 5 Gain perfection and prepare projects in every kinds of soil, plant, fertilizer and water analyses and their interpretations 2 6 Increases his/her qualification to develop new techniques and ideas for plant nutrients necessary for healthy, high quality and economical plant production and to apply these techniques and ideas in practice. 3 7 Applies his/her knowledge on conservation of soils, protection against each kind of misuse and pollution by recognising the relations between other disciplines. 2 8 To analyse soils, their components or actual processes, to plan them to accomplish the requirements of sustainable agriculture principles by adding information from other branches, plans/applies a new research project which might solve an existing project or makes judgements with existing information 2 9 Has skills to prepare and apply a project including other disciplines and can retrieve information to solve the problems in nutrition of plants grown in every kinds of soil or soilless growth medium 3 10 Creates new projects to use and to develop new technologies, methods and measuring systems in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition discipline, under the scope of scientific, economic and rational uses of agricultural areas 2 11 Conducts a project working effectively as an individual and as a team member to solve problems related to the discipline. 2 12 Identifies the possible and future problems in relation to his/her professional area and takes responsibility to solve them by developing new strategies 3 13 Is able to get access to knowledge searching literature, databases and using other sources effectively. 3 14 Makes a critical evaluation of information retaled to the field and conducts advanced studies independently. 2 15 Transfers the current developments and their own studies to people who may need them by using different tools. 1 16 Analyzes the social relations and the norms directing these relations in a critical way and takes resposibility to improve them. 2 17 Can communicate in English written and orally. 1 18 Develops strategies, policies and application plans in the field and assess the obtained results under the scope of quality processes. 2 19 Is sensitive about scientific and ethical values during the collection, interpretion and announcement of data related to their subject. Is also capable of teaching and checking them. 2 20 Is able to transfer the information and skills to solve a problem in the field to interdisciplinary studies. 3 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 6 84 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 8 8     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8     Final Exam 1 8 8 Total Workload: 150 Total Workload / 25 (h): 6 ECTS Credit: 6