Course title
土壌生態管理学   [Ecological Soil Management]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 2  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 01rn2034
Instructor(s)
豊田 剛己   [TOYODA Koki]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
To learn historical changes in crop production systems with special attention to soil and consider future sustainable soil use. During this process, basic knowledge in soil science will be transferred.
Expected Learning
Soil is a basis for crop production and then a life. To learn soil fertility, contribution of synthetic chemicals (fertilizers and pesticides), organic agriculture, yield losses caused by monoculture, nitrate pollution, greenhouse gases emissions in our soil management and consider how to use soil sustainably.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma Policy:
See the Curriculum maps.
(URL: https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ )
Course schedule
1.Introduction:statistics related to crop production
2.Current situations in crop production in the world
3.Soil resources in Japan and in the world
4.Soil fertility in paddy fields
5.History of soil management
6.Contribution of synthetic chemicals to crop production
7.Yield losses by monocropping
8.Interim examination
9.Soil organisms
10.Soil ecosystem function
11.Agriculture-derived environmental pollutions
12.Greenhouse based intensive cultivation
13.Purification of environment with artificial wetlands
14.What are sustainable crop production systems?
15.Final examination
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
Prints are distributed in the lecture.
References
Natures and Properties of Soils
土壌学の基礎(松中照夫著)、環境土壌学(松井健・岡崎正規著)、農業と環境汚染(西尾道徳著)、土と食糧(日本土壌肥料学会編)
Assessment/Grading
Principally two times examination + comment cards in each lecture.
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
sustainable soil use, environmental impact, greenhouse gases, soil microorganisms
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
1/5/2020 9:41:18 AM