SOIL FERTILITY AND PLANT NUTRITION | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

SOS 2201

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 2

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Agricultural Sciences

Department:

Agricultural Production

Course Discipline:

Agriculture

Course Description & Objectives:

Define soil fertility and plant nutrition. Factors controlling growth of plants. Plant nutrients and their categorisation. The organic and inorganic sources of plant nutrients. Nutrient functions and deficiency symptoms in plant. Factors and processes controlling availability of plant nutrients in soil. Soil-plant relations affecting nutrient up-take, distribution and assimilation. Soil fertility maintenance and nutrient requirements of various crops

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