Course title
環境微生物保全学特論   [Advanced Microbiology for Environmental Conservation]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 0.5 
Department   Year   Semester Spring 
Course type Spring  Course code 96324
Instructor(s)
西澤 智康(茨)   []
Facility affiliation United Graduate School Agricultural Science Office   Email address

Course description
“The role of soil and the interaction of microbes in environmental soil”

In this lecture, the fundamental role of soil and microbes in environmental soil surface area based on our previous study are outlined and reviewed.
1) The mass production of a bloom-forming cyanobacteria occurs worldwide eutrophic water bodies and is known to produce secondary metabolites. Explanation of cyanobacterial community dynamics and the wide variety of natural products.
2) Agricultural soil management practices by no-tillage and cover-cropping improve the formation of soil aggregate structures and provide storage space of nutrients that can be utilized by soil microbes. Explanation in relation to soil functions and microbial community.
Expected Learning
Understanding of the fundamental soil formation process. In addition, understanding of environmental problem in agricultural field and water reservoir and a contribution and interaction of microbe on our study sites.
Course schedule
1:Formation process of agricultural soils
 (1)Agricultural and upland field soils,(2)Soil aggregation structure
2:Environmental problem of water recreation area in Lake Kasumigaura
(1)Bloom-forming alga in eutrophic water,(2)Ecological chemistry of Cyanobacterial toxin
3:Microbial ecology of conservation practiced agriculture
(1)Microbial community analysis in soil aggregate,(2)Soil-rhizosphere microbes interaction
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
Handouts will be provided in class
References
To be announced in the lectures
Assessment/Grading
Based on report.
Message from instructor(s)
I will try to give talks which are understandable and interesting for students who are not familiar with environmental soil science and microbial community analysis.
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Last update
4/17/2017 5:18:03 PM