Course title
土壌物質循環・肥料科学   [Material Cycles of Soil and Fertilizer Science]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 3  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 01AN3024
Instructor(s)
杉原 創, 大津 直子   [SUGIHARA Sou, OTSU Naoko]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office 2-222  Email address

Course description
The purpose of this lecture is to provide the latest knowledge of soil function and nutrient cycling with its theoretical mechanisms.
Soil management in the agro-ecosystems is indispensable to sustainable crop production, and it must be based on the appropriate control of nutrient dynamics. Student will learn the various soil function related to soil classification, examples of the nutrient cycles of soil ecosystems.
Expected Learning
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to
1. Explain the material cyclical of soil in the field based on the soil functions,
2. Develop the expected soil management for sustainable agriculture by oneself.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy:
See the curriculum maps.
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
Unit 1: Guidance, Soil charter, Soil resource management for SDGs goal
Unit 2: Soil genesis and its function 1
Unit 3: Soil genesis and its function 2
Unit 4: Soil function and characteristics-Chernozems
Unit 5: Soil function and characteristics-Ultisls1
Unit 6: Soil function and characteristics-Oxisols
Unit 7: Soil function and characteristics-Andisols
Unit 8: Soil function and characteristics-Paddy soils
Unit 9: Carbon cycle in the agro-ecosystems 1
Unit 10: Carbon cycle in the agro-ecosystems 2
Unit 11: Nitrogen cycle in the agro-ecosystems
Unit 12: Phosphorus cycle in the agro-ecosystems
Unit 13: Expected nutrient cycle in the agro-ecosystems for SDGs 1
Unit 14: Expected nutrient cycle in the agro-ecosystems for SDGs 2
Unit 15: Semester test
Prerequisites
This is part of the Courses of Agro-Environmental Science, and its completion is recommended for students in the Department of Biological Production.
Expected to take the "Soil Science" before.
In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and revise the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University and using the lecture handouts as well as the references specified below.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Prints.
References
Weil and Brady「The Nature and Properties of Soils」(Pearson)
Assessment/Grading
Attendance (>80%) is necessary.
On the premised that the general attendance, we determine the score, based on the mini-exam (or report) (30%) and semester test (70%).
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Soil resource, nutrient dynamics, soil degradation, sustainability, global environmental issues
Office hours
By e-mail
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
2/28/2019 10:30:49 AM