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Active as of Fall Semester 2013
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Fertilizer Selection and Handling
2. Course Prefix & Number:
SCMT 1121
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This course covers the selection and application of fertilizer materials used in the production of specialty crops. Students will learn how to calculate nitrogen and other nutrient needs for their crops based on crop demand and soil tests.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
SCMT 1121 - Fertilizer Selection and Handling
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
SCMT 1121 - Fertilizer Selection and Handling
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Specialty Crops Management, Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Read a fertilizer label and tell what type of fertilizer is contained in a bag |
| Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Decide whether synthetic or organic fertilizers will work best on their farms |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Calculate pounds of fertilizers per acre by reading the numbers on the fertilizer container |
| Apply ethical principles in decision-making |
Describe the problems caused by too much fertilizer on waterways and groundwater |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Balance fertilizer materials with soil test recommendations
- Calculate nitrogen needs by understanding crop demand
- Determine how much fertilizer per row should be applied during top dressing
- Differentiate between types of nitrogen and understand which type is best for their crop
- Identify the elements in a bag of fertilizer by the numeric label
- Discuss the benefits and disadvantages of synthetic and organic fertilizers
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Soil test recommendations and fertilizer materials
- Nutrients accurately measured by soil tests
- Nutrients fertilized according to crop demand
- Conditions which can lead to micronutrient deficiencies
- Elements in a bag of fertilizer and the numeric label
- Problems with excess phosphorous fertilization
- Calculating fertilization rates using numbers on a bag of fertilizer
- Choosing the right type of fertilizer for each crop
- Potassium chloride and Potassium sulfate
- Ammonium phosphates and super phosphates
- Ammonium sulfate and calcium nitrate
- Advantages and disadvantages of manures
- Changing fertilization rates according soil pH
- Nitrogen needs and crop demand
- Advantages of synthetic nitrogen versus organic nitrogen fertilizers
- Timing nitrogen applications for maximum crop production
- Ammonia nitrogen and nitrate nitroge
- Nutrient demands of different crops
- Problems of excess nitrogen to crop and environment
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Fertilizer Selection and Handling
2. Course Prefix & Number:
SCMT 1121
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This course covers the selection and application of fertilizer materials used in the production of specialty crops. Students will learn how to calculate nitrogen and other nutrient needs for their crops based on crop demand and soil tests.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
SCMT 1121 - Fertilizer Selection and Handling
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
SCMT 1121 - Fertilizer Selection and Handling
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Specialty Crops Management, Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Read a fertilizer label and tell what type of fertilizer is contained in a bag |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Calculate pounds of fertilizers per acre by reading the numbers on the fertilizer container |
| Apply ethical principles in decision-making |
Describe the problems caused by too much fertilizer on waterways and groundwater |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Balance fertilizer materials with soil test recommendations
- Calculate nitrogen needs by understanding crop demand
- Determine how much fertilizer per row should be applied during top dressing
- Differentiate between types of nitrogen and understand which type is best for their crop
- Identify the elements in a bag of fertilizer by the numeric label
- Discuss the benefits and disadvantages of synthetic and organic fertilizers
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Soil test recommendations and fertilizer materials
- Nutrients accurately measured by soil tests
- Nutrients fertilized according to crop demand
- Conditions which can lead to micronutrient deficiencies
- Elements in a bag of fertilizer and the numeric label
- Problems with excess phosphorous fertilization
- Calculating fertilization rates using numbers on a bag of fertilizer
- Choosing the right type of fertilizer for each crop
- Potassium chloride and Potassium sulfate
- Ammonium phosphates and super phosphates
- Ammonium sulfate and calcium nitrate
- Advantages and disadvantages of manures
- Changing fertilization rates according soil pH
- Nitrogen needs and crop demand
- Advantages of synthetic nitrogen versus organic nitrogen fertilizers
- Timing nitrogen applications for maximum crop production
- Ammonia nitrogen and nitrate nitroge
- Nutrient demands of different crops
- Problems of excess nitrogen to crop and environment