| Course title | |||||
| 植物生産環境学特論 [Advanced Agro-environment Science] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 0.5 | ||
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 96114 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 田中 治夫 [TANAKA Haruo] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | 2-221 | Email address | |
| Course description |
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Learn about soil productivity classification and understand various soil characteristics through soil classification. This course is designed to acquire advanced expertise in the field of biological production by learning the latest knowledge and technology in agriculture. Lectures on soil productivity potential classification, and within small groups, conducts soil survey and classification as active learning. |
| Expected Learning |
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A simple soil survey will be possible. Basic soil classification will be possible. Be able to consider soil productivity. Please refer to the curriculum map of the course information. |
| Course schedule |
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Lecture on “Soil Potential Productivity Classification” Conduct a soil survey of Andisols in a nursery at TUAT. (Active learning) Classification by Soil Taxnomy. (Active learning) |
| Prerequisites |
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For preparation, read the textbook “Illustrated guide to soil taxonomy.” (5 hours) For review and make the reports, read and use the reference book “Soil taxonomy.” (10 hours) |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
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Tanaka, H., Katsuta, A., Toyota K. and Sawada, K. 2014. Soil Fertility and Soil Microorganisms, In Research Approaches to Sustainable Biomass Systems (Tojo, S. and Hirasawa, T. eds.), p.107-142, Elsevier Inc., Amsterdam on Moodle Please check the Moodle.） Soil Survey Staff. 2015. Illustrated guide to soil taxonomy, version 2. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, Nebraska.2013 http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/PA_NRCSConsumption/download?cid=stelprdb1252094&ext=pdf |
| References |
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Soil Survey Staff 1999. Soil taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys. 2nd edition. Natural Resources Conservation Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 436. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_051232.pdf Soil Science Division Staff. 2017. Soil survey manual. C. Ditzler, K. Scheffe, and H.C. Monger (eds.). USDA Handbook 18. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/PA_NRCSConsumption/download?cid=nrcseprd1333016&ext=pdf |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Class participation attitude 50%: Evaluate the attendance, and contribution to group activities (soil survey, soil classification). Submitted issues 50%: Explain the issues related to soil survey and classification, and evaluate whether soil productivity can be verified. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Let's do the soil survey and classification together, and consider about soil productivity. |
| Course keywords |
| soil, soil productivity, soil evaluation, soil survey, soil classification |
| Office hours |
| Questions are accepted at the end of the lecture or e-mail. |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
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| Last update |
| 12/10/2019 6:37:05 PM |