AGSC 311: PLANT NUTRITION Staff Barnett Hall 785-xxxx (Office) ????@truman.edu LECTURE TOPICS Essential Plant Nutrients Criteria Form and Amount Required Plant Variability Basic Soil Chemistry/Soil pH/CEC Nutrient Uptake and Plant Growth Fertilizer Terminology Acid Soils and Liming Alkaline Soils, Reclamation and gypsum use Acid/Basic/Neutral Fertilizer Materials Nitrogen Fertilizers Phosphorus Fertilizers Potassium Fertilizers Soil Salinity, Salt Effects and Salt Index Sulfur, Calcium and Magnesium sources Micronutrient sources Slow Release Fertilizers/Nitrification Inhibitors Nutrient Application Methods Manure and Organic Materials - Nutrient/OM Value Nutrient/Herbicide/Tillage/OM Interaction Soil and Tissue Testing Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms Fertilizer Economics and Manufacture Fertilizer Use/Environmental Management/Water Quality/World Hunger/Sustainable Agriculture Nutrient Needs for non-Food crops Non-conventional Soil Amendments TEXTBOOK Western Fertilizer Handbook, Soil Improvement Committee, Calif. Fertilizer Association, 8th ed., 1995 GRADING Exams (1)                                                20% of final grade Laboratory                                             50% of final grade Project and/or Research Report     15% of final grade Final Exam                                             15% of final grade LABORATORY Laboratory includes lab exercises, team and individual projects, an individual research project, problem solving assignments and field trips. Laboratory Exercises Fertilizers and Fertilization Practices Soil pH Management Alternative Nutrient Sources Waste Recycling (agricultural, municipal, etc.) Projects and Research Individual Research Project (field, greenhouse or laboratory) Field Fertilizers Plot research (team) Nutritional Deficiency Symptoms Demonstration (greenhouse) Field Trips Fertilizer Blending/Marketing Operation Brunswick River Terminal (Fertilizer Import Facility)