Course title
植物栄養・肥料科学特論   [Advanced Plant Nutrition]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 05MP5124
Instructor(s)
大津 直子, 横山 正   [OTSU Naoko, YOKOYAMA Tadashi]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
The textbook used in this class.
“Teaching tools in plant biology”
Provided by The Plant Cell, the American Society of Plant Biologists
In this textbook, the following two sections will be used.
  Williams, M.E. (December 30, 2014). Plant Nutrition 2: Macronutrients (N, P, K, S, Mg, and Ca) Teaching Tools in Plant Biology: Lecture Notes. The Plant Cell (online), doi/10.1105/tpc.114.tt1214.
  Williams, M.E. (May 28, 2015). Plant Nutrition 3: Micronutrients and metals. Teaching Tools in Plant Biology: Lecture Notes. The Plant Cell (online), doi/10.1105/tpc.115.tt0515.

And Prof. Tadashi Yokoyama will provide lectures about soil microorganisms.
Expected Learning
Understanding of the both basics of plant nutrition and recent studies in this field.
Corresponding criteria in the Diploma Policy: See the Curriculum maps. (URL: https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ )
Course schedule
Lecture by OHTSU
Apr. 11 Relationship between plant nutrition and agricultural production
Apr. 18 Macro nutrient 1, N and P
Apr. 25 Macronutrient 2, S, K, Ca, Mg
May 9 Micronutrients
May 16 Beneficial elements, Harmful elements

The date of lectures by Dr. Yokoyama will be informed you later.

Prerequisites
Knowledge for Plant nutrition at Bachelor level
Required Text(s) and Materials
Prints will be provided at the class.
References
“Teaching tools in plant biology”(Online)
Provided by The Plant Cell, the American Society of Plant Biologists
Slides will be printed and given to you at the class.
Assessment/Grading
Classroom attitude / contribution / participation (20 %), assignment by OHTSU (50 %), assignment by Dr. Yokoyama (30 %),
The deadline of the report by OHTSU is 10:30 am, July 8th.
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Plant Nutrition, Fertilizers, Nutrient absorption, Transport, Metabolisms, Environment
Office hours
Send me email if you have questions.
Remarks 1
Lectures will be in Japanese. Slides will be in English.
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
1/27/2020 3:11:18 PM