In this lecture we will discuss:
• Introduction
- the concenpts of "Soil fertility" vs. "Soil Productivity"
- Chemical fertilizers and their role in "Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security"
• Main plant growth limiting factors in field and orchards*,
• Principles of Soil Testing
• A brief description on nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in soil and plant,
• Micronutrients in soil and plant; their effects on human health
• Agronomic and genetic Biofortification of crops,
• "Diagnosis and Correction" of nutrient disorders in soil and plant
• Principals of "Fertigation"
• How to get a Certification for Fertilizers?
In the LAB section, students will experience the method of Soil Testing and Plant Analysis by collecting required soil and plant samples from an agriutural system (field, orchard, greenhouse)
Files
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| asf-section_5-diagnosis_methods.pdf | 3.7 MB |
| world_soil_day.pdf | 2.87 MB |
| asf-section_1-introduction.pdf | 5.88 MB |
| asf-section_2-orchard_problems.pdf | 2.04 MB |