2024
Soil Fertility and Fertilization
Name: Soil Fertility and Fertilization
Code: FIT12220L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Agronomy
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Presentation
It addresses the nutrition of plants and their factors, the fertility of the soil, its factors that determine the availability of nutrients, evaluation methods and its management through fertilization calculated through the balance of nutrients in the soil-plant system.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
To focus the main aspects related with plant nutrition, nutrients behaviour in soils and fertilization
management according soil and climatic conditions. To prepare the future technicians for a correct
utilization of fertilizers and its distribution. To capacity to the calculus of fertilization doses.
management according soil and climatic conditions. To prepare the future technicians for a correct
utilization of fertilizers and its distribution. To capacity to the calculus of fertilization doses.
Contents
I - SOIL FERTILITY
1. Soil Fertility.
2. Soil Organic Matter and Soil Fertility.
3. The Soil Reaction.
II - VEGETABLE NUTRIENTS IN THE PLANT AND IN THE SOIL
1. Classification of plant nutrients (essential and beneficial; main and secondary macronutrients and micronutrients).
2. The Essentiality of Nutrients.
3. Beneficial nutrients.
4. Toxic elements. Heavy metals.
5. Interaction of nutrients. Ionic synergism and antagonism.
III - FERTILIZATION OF SOIL AND CROPS
1. General aspects of the use of fertilizers and rational fertilization.
2. Fertilization of crops.
2.3. Rotation fertilization.
2.4. Classification of Fertilizers and Remedies.
2.5. Fertilizers.
2.6. Use of correctives.
2.7 Fertilization and pollution.
2.8. Economic profitability of fertilization.
2.9. Foliar fertilization and fertigation.
2.10. Calculation of the amount of fertilizer to be applied in the fertigation.
3. Crop Fertilization Calculations. Examples and practical cases.
1. Soil Fertility.
2. Soil Organic Matter and Soil Fertility.
3. The Soil Reaction.
II - VEGETABLE NUTRIENTS IN THE PLANT AND IN THE SOIL
1. Classification of plant nutrients (essential and beneficial; main and secondary macronutrients and micronutrients).
2. The Essentiality of Nutrients.
3. Beneficial nutrients.
4. Toxic elements. Heavy metals.
5. Interaction of nutrients. Ionic synergism and antagonism.
III - FERTILIZATION OF SOIL AND CROPS
1. General aspects of the use of fertilizers and rational fertilization.
2. Fertilization of crops.
2.3. Rotation fertilization.
2.4. Classification of Fertilizers and Remedies.
2.5. Fertilizers.
2.6. Use of correctives.
2.7 Fertilization and pollution.
2.8. Economic profitability of fertilization.
2.9. Foliar fertilization and fertigation.
2.10. Calculation of the amount of fertilizer to be applied in the fertigation.
3. Crop Fertilization Calculations. Examples and practical cases.
Teaching Methods
This course will be held on classes including theory and practical including resolution of exercises.
Continuous assessment with two tests (35% each of quota) and the elaboration of a project on the study of
the fertility and elaboration of a fertilization and correction plan with research over several crops and soils
(30% of quota). Compulsory exam for those who didnt pass.
Continuous assessment with two tests (35% each of quota) and the elaboration of a project on the study of
the fertility and elaboration of a fertilization and correction plan with research over several crops and soils
(30% of quota). Compulsory exam for those who didnt pass.
Teaching Staff
- Rui Manuel de Almeida Machado [responsible]
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