| Course title | |||||
| 農学基礎ゼミ [Basic Seminar of Agricultural Science] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1.5 | |
| Department | Biological Production, Applied Biological Science, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine | Year | 1～ | Semester | Spring |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 01FY0001C | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 及川 洋征 [OIKAWA Yosei] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Agriculture | Office | 2N-403 | Email address | |
| Course description |
| This workshop "Charcoal and Agriculture" offers practical exercises to learn how to use wood charcoal and rice husk charcoal in agriculture. Charcoal is known as soil amendment to improve physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil. In this class, we examine the effect of charcoal organic fertilizer using livestock manure and charcoal on crop growth through a pot experiment. |
| Expected Learning |
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1. To understand the basic theory and practices of charcoal and biochar making. 2. To understand various applications of charcoal and biochar in agriculture and discuss their potentials. 3. To examine the effect of charcoal organic fertilizer on crop growth through a pot experiment. |
| Course schedule |
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1. Introduction: Charcoal-making and charcoal application in agriculture 2 to 4. Making charcoal organic fertilizer 5 to 10. Monitoring a pot experiment and its evaluation (if rainy, we learn about international cooperation using charcoal, charcoal application in global environment.) |
| Prerequisites |
| Please prepare for outdoor works. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| No textbook is used. Occasionally handouts are used. |
| References |
| International Biochar Initiatives http://www.biochar-international.org/ |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Feedback comments 50%, final report 50%. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| I hope you enjoy dusty/muddy fieldwork. Some international students may join the workshop. |
| Course keywords |
| Charcoal, biochar, livestock manure, pot experiment, fieldwork |
| Office hours |
| 15:00 to 18:00 |
| Remarks 1 |
| Remarks 2 |
| Related URL |
| Charcoal Project http://www.rd.tuat.ac.jp/en/activities/factors/search/20150731_4.html |
| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 3/23/2018 2:42:03 PM |