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CSS 415/515 Soil Fertility Management

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Soil Fertility Evaluation

Reading: SFF 6^th Ch. 9, pp. 300-357
Dates: March 31 - April 16, 2003
Lectures: 8 (3+1, 3+1)

• Nutrient-deficiency symptoms
• Plant Analyses
• Biological Tests
• Soil Testing

Economics of Plant-Nutrient Use

Reading: SFF 6^th Ch. 12, pp. 425-437
Dates: April 18 - 23, 2003
Lectures: 3 (2+1)

• Maximum Economic Yield
• Yield Level and Unit Cost of Production
• Returns per Acre
• Profitable Nutrient Rate
• Price per Pound of Nutrients
• Liming
• Animal Wastes
• Plant Nutrients as Part of Increasing Land Value
• Additional Benefits from Maximum Economic Yields

Nutrients, Water Use, and Other Interactions

Reading: SFF 6^th Ch. 11, pp. 406-424
Dates: April 25 - 30, 2003
Lectures: 3 (2+1)

• Nutrient-Water Interactions
• Other Interactions

Mid-Term Exam --Friday, May 2, 2003

Fundamentals of Nutrient Management

Reading: SFF 6^th Ch. 10, pp. 358-405
Dates: May 5 - 14, 2003
Lectures: 5 (3+2)

• Crop Characteristics
• Soil Characteristics
• Nutrient Placement
• General Considerations
• Utilization of Nutrients from the Subsoil

Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Quality

Reading: SFF 6^th Ch. 13, pp. 438-435
Dates: May 16 - 23, 2003
Lectures: 4 (3+1)

• Soil and Crop Productivity
• Soil Quality
• Conservation Tillage
• Rotation versus Continuous Cropping
• Winter Cover - Green Manure Crops
• Environmental Quality

CSS 515 Student Project Presentations

Dates: May 28, 30, June 2, 4, 6

Final Exam -- 7:30 to 10:00 am on Friday, June 13, 2003