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CSS 315: Nutrient Cycling and Management
Spring 2006
4 Credits
| COLLEGE: | College of Agricultural Sciences |
| DEPARTMENT: | Department of Crop and Soil Science |
| COURSE: | CSS 315 - Nutrient Cycling and Management, 4 hours credit. Three one-hour lectures and one laboratory per week. |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Dr. Dan M. Sullivan, Associate Professor of Soil Science 3049 Agriculture & Life Science phone: (541) 737-5715 |
| LABORATORY INSTRUCTOR: | Joan Sandeno, Senior Faculty Research Assistant 3040 Agriculture & Life Science phone: (541) 737-4520 |
| DESCRIPTION: | Nutrient forms, transformations and plant availability as influenced
by chemical and biological reactions in soils; soil pH and management of
acid and alkaline soils; characteristics and use of fertilizers and soil
amendments. Labs include routine soil testing procedures, application for
soil fertility management, and field trips. PREREQ: CSS 305, CH 122 REC: Courses in computer use Writing Intensive Course |
| TEXT: | Soil Fertility and Fertilizers, 7th ed. Havlin, J.L.,
J.D. Beaton, Tisdale, S.L., and W.L. Nelson. 2005. Pearson Prentice Hall,
Upper Saddle
River, NJ. This is a traditional soil fertility text giving broad coverage
of soil fertility management practices across many cropping systems. |
| EVALUATION: | Lecture 2 mid-term exams, 100 points each | 200 |
| Final exam | 150 | |
| Laboratory 5 lab reports, 25 points each | 125 | |
| Laboratory final | 50 | |
| Short written and oral assignments, 1 at 5 points and 5 at 2 points each | 15 | |
| Total points | 540 |
No make-up exams after scheduled times.
No laboratory make-up without specific arrangement.All sections of class must be completed to receive passing grade.
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