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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Agroecology & Plant Health
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Dror Minz
Coordinator Office Hours:
Wednesday 13:15-15:00
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Dror Minz,
Dr. Adi Behar
Course/Module description:
Ecology and physiology of soil populations. Principles of experimental approaches for the study of the soil microfauna and macrofauna. Degradation of organic compounds, including pesticides. The role of biotic-abiotic interactions in soil processes. Biological control of plant pathogens.
Course/Module aims:
Provide an understanding of the complexity of soil micro environment, the combination and interplay between mineral medium and various life forms that reside in the ground.
Integrate the principles of approaches to study soil populations, their interrelations and their interface with soil abiotic components. Integrate the understanding of micro and macro scaled systems.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Understand and explain part of the complexity of the soil environment as an natural and an agricultural ecosystem. This will be achieved by examining the processes performed by macro and microfauna, their relationships and the role of the abiotic interface.
Attendance requirements(%):
-Attendance is compulsory
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
lectures; reading (scientific reports and articles); group and individual work; participation to class.
Course/Module Content:
1.Soil as a complex environment.
2.The links between soil and other ecological systems.
3.Microbial functions and
interactions.
4.Soil zoology: soil fauna and micro-eukaryotes interactions.
5.Microbial ecology.
6.Geomicrobiology: effects of microbes on soil formation.
7.Concepts in environmental genomics, methods in microbial ecology
8.Soil nitrogen
9.Soil organic matter
10.The rhizosphere: The root soil interface
11.Applications of microbial ecology: plant protection and growth promotion.
Required Reading:
Reading material is given during the course
Additional Reading Material:
מופיעה בדף מודל
מאמרי החובה נמצאים במודל ברובריקה "weekly outline" "Further reading".
Grading Scheme :
Mid-terms exams 60 %
Presentation / Poster Presentation / Lecture 40 %
Additional information:
The student is actively involved in the course through group discussion and by directly contribution to the lecture. Three short written control exams will given during the semester.
The class is limited to 25 students.
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