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PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES 530

PLANT NUTRITION

Instructor: Allen V. Barker, Bowditch 202, 545-4733

Lecture: MWF 10:10, Chenoweth 217

Laboratory:

M 1:25-3:20, Bowditch 209 and Greenhouse

M 3:35-5:30, Bowditch 209 and Greenhouse

Lecture Topics:

Experimental techniques;

function, uptake, metabolism and transport of plant nutrients

Laboratory Topics:

Studies of nutrient assimilation,

ion interactions and antagonisms,

and experimental techniques involving different growth media

Honors: Laboratory analyses. F 11:15 or by arrangement

Grading:

Portion of Course	Point Value
Lecture (2 examinations)	40
Laboratory (4 reports)	25
Problem Sets (3)	20
Final Examination	20

Letter grade corresponding to total points earned

A = 93 - 100	C = 73 - 77
AB = 88 - 92	CD = 68 - 72
B = 83 - 87	D = 60 - 67
BC = 78 - 82	F = below 60

Textbooks:

Marschner, H. 1995. Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants, Second Edition.
Academic Press, New York.
(Available from Textbook Annex).

Barker, A. V. Printed annually. Laboratory, Problem Set, and Examination Manual.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.
(Available from Campus Design and Copy, 403 Student Union)

Sequence	Date	Topic
EXPERIMENT 1.	SEP 9	PLANT NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
EXPERIMENT 2.	SEP 16	EFFECTS OF pH ON THE UTILIZATION OF NITROGEN BY PLANTS
EXPERIMENT 3	SEP 23	REGULATION OF SOLUTION ACIDITY THROUGH CONTROL OF SOURCES OF NITROGEN
EXPERIMENT 4	SEP 30	NUTRIENT SOLUTIONS MADE FROM COMMON FERTILIZERS
EXPERIMENT 5	OCT 7	CRITICAL NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS
EXPERIMENT 6	OCT 16 MONDAY, OCT 14 IS COLUMBUS DAY	DIAGNOSING PLANT NUTRITION PROBLEMS
EXPERIMENT 7	OCT 21	SUBSTITUTION OF MONOVALENT CATIONS FOR POTASSIUM AS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT
EXPERIMENT 8	OCT 28	SALINITY IN NUTRIENT SOLUTIONS
EXPERIMENT 9	NOV 4	FOLIAR APPLICATION OF NUTRIENTS
VETERANS' DAY	NOV 11	NO CLASS
	NOV 18 TO DEC 9	PLANT AND SOIL ANALYSIS AND COMPLETION OF EXPERIMENTS

DATES INDICATED ARE THOSE ON WHICH EXPERIMENTS WILL BE STARTED.

ALL LABORATORIES INVOLVE EXPERIMENTS THAT LAST FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS.

OBSERVATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS MUST BE RECORDED AND MAINTENANCE MUST BE PROVIDED FOR THE EXPERIMENTS DURING EACH WEEK.

PLSOIL H-01 HONORS FOR PLSOIL 530 PLANT NUTRITION

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FALL 1997 (TENTATIVE FOR 1999)

DATE	ACTIVITY
September 5	Organization
September 12	Lecture on collecting and handling of samples of plan s for analyses
September 19	Lecture on methods of preparing samples for analyses
September 26	Lecture on methods of analyses
October 3	Laboratory on volumetric analyses
October 10	Lecture on colorimetric analyses
October 17	Laboratory on colorimetric analyses
October 24	Laboratory on extraction and ashing of samples
October 31	Lecture on atomic absorption spectrophotometry
November 7	Laboratory on atomic absorption spectrophotometry
November 14	Lecture on gas chromatography
November 21	Lecture on mass chromatography
December 5	Search of literature
December 12	Open

Marschner, H. 1995. Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants. Second Edition. Academic Press. New York.

Lecture Topics	Pages in Text
1. Introduction	1 - 5
2. Media for plant nutrition	483 - 536
3. Diagnoses of deficiencies and toxicities	461 - 479;185 - 200
4. Essential elements
a. Nitrogen	229 - 255; optional 201 - 228
b. Phosphorus	265 - 277
c. Potassium	299 - 312
d. Calcium	285 - 299
e. Magnesium	277 - 285
f. Sulfur	255 - 265
g. Iron	313 - 324
h. Manganese	324 - 333
i. Copper	333 - 347
j. Zinc	347 - 364
k. Nickel	364 -369
l. Molybdenum	369 - 379
m. Boron	379 - 396
n. Chlorine	396 - 404
o. Miscellaneous beneficial elements	405 - 435
5. Toxic elements, soluble salts optional	596 - 680
6. Accumulation of ions by plants	6 - 78;116 - 130; optional 537 - 595
7. Long distance transport	79 - 115