Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
Online Courses
Course Listings:
SWS 4116: ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
Instructor:
Gabriel Maltais-Landry
Associate Professor, Sustainable
Nutrient Management Systems
(352) 294-3159
maltaislandryg@ufl.edu
About the Course
The course covers the basic principles of plant nutrition, fertilizer use, and environmental management of nutrients. Essential plant nutrients are examined in relation to their function and deficiency symptoms in plants and their chemistry in the soil. The course covers the properties and use of fertilizers for supplying plant nutrients, chemical reaction of fertilizers in soils and agronomic and economic criteria for determining fertilization. The class covers environmental issues with the over use of fertilizers, best management practices to reduce impact of conventional agriculture on environment, soil and plant tissue testing, sustainable agriculture and organic farming.
Credits: 3
Semesters Offered: Fall
General Education Requirements: P (Physical Sciences)
Prerequisites: SWS 3022
Textbook: Soil Fertility, 2nd Edition, by Boyd Ellis and Henry Foth, 1996.