Course: Fertilisation and Soil Fertility Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ILIAS online module) (3301-481)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Torsten Müller (verantwortlich)
• (verantwortlich)
• Ursula Berghammer (verwaltend)

Type of Course:

e-learning

In-Class Hours Per Week:

5

Contents:

General aspects of soil chemistry under tropical and subtropical conditions. Specific soil chemical aspects in highly weathered soils under tropical humid conditions, saline and sodic soils under semi-arid conditions including remediation, submerged paddy rice soil. Turnover of nutrients and importance of organic matter in soils under tropical and subtropical conditions.

Nutritional constraints to crop growth and adaptation of plants to adverse soil conditions. Organic and mineral fertilisation including functions, acquisition, uptake and fertilization of the various plant nutrients. Site specific consideration such as various case studies for acid, drought, saline, calcareous and waterlogged sites.

E-learning with ILIAS, essay writing, seminar presentations, supervised reading of scientific literature, presentation by the students.

Literature:

Literature will be announced in ILIAS.

Location:

-siehe Freitext

Module:

• 3301-480 Fertilisation and Soil Fertility Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (e-learning module) (compulsory)