CONTENT METHOD OF TOOLS / EQUIPMENT INSTRUCTION / NEEDED Time allocated INTRODUCTION Definitions of soil fertility, Interactive lectures Chalk / BB or Markers / (2 hours) Flip charts productivity and plant nutrients History and status of soil fertility in the world with emphasis to Factors affecting plant growth Plant nutrients: Interactive lectures Chalk / BB or Markers / Plant nutrients Functions and (5 hours) Flip charts forms as taken up by plants deficiency/toxicity classification based on indicators amount required by Field trip to assess Computer and project plants nutrient functions to plants deficiency/toxicity on Transport and practical deficiency and toxicity plants (1.5 hours) handbook indicators Toxic elements to plants available Practical: Plant samples, reagents in soil and the condition that lead determination of N in for N analysis, laboratory to their uptake plant tissues (1.5 space hours Sources of plant Interactive lectures Chalk / BB or Markers / Nutrient in an agricultural Nutrients (2 hours) Flip charts system Practical: Organic Vs inorganic sources of Determination of N plant nutrients Soil samples, reagents for in soil (1.5 hours) available P and CEC Determination of determination, laboratory available P (1.5 hours) Determination of cation exchange capacity (1.5 hours) Nutrient management Interactive lectures / BB or Markers / Flip Nutrient lost from agricultural in soil (4 hours) charts system How to minimize loss for each nutrient Factors controlling availability of nutrients in soil Nutrient concentrations in soil and ground water in relation to environmental concerns Nutrient uptake by Mechanisms of nutrient uptake Interactive lectures Chalk / BB or Markers / plants Diffusion (3 hours) Flip charts Osmosis Factors affecting uptake of nutrients by plants Nutrient cycles Cycles of major plant nutrients Interactive lectures Chalk / BB or Markers / (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, (2 hours) Flip charts potassium, sulphur, calcium and magnesium
CONTENT METHOD OF INSTRUCTION / Time allocated TOOLS / EQUIPMENT NEEDED INTRODUCTION Definitions of soil fertility, productivity and plant nutrients History and status of soil fertility in the world with emphasis to Factors affecting plant growth Interactive lectures (2 hours) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts Plant nutrients: Functions and deficiency/toxicity indicators Plant nutrients forms as taken up by plants classification based on amount required by plants functions to plants deficiency and toxicity indicators Toxic elements to plants available in soil and the condition that lead to their uptake Interactive lectures (5 hours) Field trip to assess nutrient deficiency/toxicity on plants (1.5 hours) Practical: determination of N in plant tissues (1.5 hours Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts Computer and project Transport and practical handbook Plant samples, reagents for N analysis, laboratory space Sources of plant Nutrients Nutrient in an agricultural system Organic Vs inorganic sources of plant nutrients Interactive lectures (2 hours) Practical: Determination of N in soil (1.5 hours) Determination of available P (1.5 hours) Determination of cation exchange capacity (1.5 hours) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts Soil samples, reagents for available P and CEC determination, laboratory Nutrient management in soil Nutrient lost from agricultural system How to minimize loss for each nutrient Factors controlling availability of nutrients in soil Nutrient concentrations in soil and ground water in relation to environmental concerns Interactive lectures (4 hours) / BB or Markers / Flip charts Nutrient uptake by plants Mechanisms of nutrient uptake Diffusion Osmosis Factors affecting uptake of nutrients by plants Interactive lectures (3 hours) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts Nutrient cycles Cycles of major plant nutrients (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium and magnesium Interactive lectures (2 hours) Chalk / BB or Markers / Flip charts
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