Plant-Soil Relationships
| Title | Σχέση Φυτού-Εδαφικού Περιβάλλοντος / Plant-Soil Relationships |
| Code | ΝΔΕΕΠ103 |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Ioannis Ipsilantis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600026086 |
Programme of Study: 2024- sīmera
Registered students: 9
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600290362
|
Type Of Offer
- Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600290362
- At the Website of the School: http://msc-deep.agro.auth.gr/index.php/pages/about-us/2-uncategorised/101-2019-04-09-08-34-51
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of physics, chemistry, hydraulics, soil science and plant physiology
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1. understand the rhizosphere environment
2. learn how the root system develops under soil stress conditions
3. be able to solve root system problems related to soil stress
4. understand interactions between rhizoplane and soil particles
5. understand the effects of soil mechanical and physical properties on root growth and function
6. appreciate the interactions between the root system and soil properties.
7. know soil parts and their functions
8. be able to appreciate the importance of soil pore size for water retention
9. be able to understand the effects of soil texture and structure in water
10. understand the function of the soi-water system for plant growth
11. be able to measure soil infiltration and calculate the parameters of infiltration
12.be able to appreciate the irrigation parameters using functions
13. be able to calculate crop evapotranspiration
14. be able to calculate crop water needs for complete or deficit irrigation
15.be able to calculate irrigation parameters and programming of irrigation with the assistance of soil water balance
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The soil environment. Development, structure and function of the root system. Soil particle surface, rhizosphere and rhizoplane. Water relationships in the plant-soil system. Simple and combined effects of physical and mechanical soil properties (structure, mechanical impedance, soil water, air and temperature) in root growth and function. Managing soils for better root growth. Root effects on soil properties and the soil environment. Simulation of nutrient flow to the roots. Uptake and accumulation of heavy metals in the root system. Microbial activity in the rhizosphere.
The soil-plant-atmosphere system. Soil profile. Soil as a tripartite pore system. Relation of mass-volume of the three soil phases. Water properties in relation to pore means. Water sorption from soil solids. Angle of contact between water and soil solid phase. Capillary movement. Texture and specific soil surface. Soil taxonomy. Properties of soil colloids. Soil structure and aggregation. Effects of structural properties to plant growth. Management of soil environment for optimum root system development.
Soil moisture. Methods of determining soil moisture. Soil water potential. Methods of measuring soil water potential. Characterization curves of soil water retention. Soil pore distribution. Effects of soil texture and structure in soil water retention and water availability for plant growth. Movement and re-distribution of soil water. Soil water infiltration, measurement and calculation. Irrigation parameters and mathematical functions. Evapotranspiration and its parameters and measurement. Crop yield in relation to water infiltration. Management of soil salinity through irrigation.
Keywords
Rhizosphere, rhizoplane, water uptake, biochemical plant-soil interactions, heavy metals, soil microorganisms, mechanical impedance, evapotranspilation, irrigation
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of MS Powerpoint for teaching and uploading the class material on e-learning
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 78 | ✓ | |||
| Fieldwork | 10 | ||||
| Tutorial | 26 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Project | 30 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 50 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 196 |
Student Assessment
Description
60%written exams
20% Homework assignments
20% Term project
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Εδαφολογία Nyle C. Brady and Ray R. Weil (Γενική Επιμέλεια Ελληνικής Εκδόσης κ. Οιχαλιώτης, Δ. Γασπαράτος, Ν. Μισοπολινός)
Παναγιωτόπουλος, Κ.Π., 2009. Εδαφοφυσική, Εκδόσεις Γαρταγάνη, Θεσσαλονίκη (κωδικός Εύδοξος: 2297)
Παπαζαφείρίου, Ζ.Γ., 1999. "Οι Ανάγκες σε Νερό των Καλλιεργειών", Εκδόσεις Ζήτη, Θεσσαλονίκη (κωδικός Εύδοξος: 11312)
Παπαμιχαήλ, Δ.Μ. και Μπαμπατζιμόπουλος, Χ.Σ., 2014. Εφαρμοσμένη Γεωργική Υδραυλική, Εκδόσεις Ζήτη, 550 σελ. (κωδικός Εύδοξος: 41960118)
Additional bibliography for study
Σημειώσεις του μαθήματος Σχέσεις Φυτού και εδαφικού περιβάλλοντος 2015. Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις ΑΠΘ, Θεσσαλονίκη The Rhizosphere. Biochemistry and organic substances at the soil-plant interface R. Pinton, Z. Varanini and P. Nannipieri 2001. by Marcel Dekker, Inc ISBN: 0-8247-0427-4
41960118Hillel, D., 2004. Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics, Academic Press, Elsevier, ISBN: 0-12-348655-6
Kirkham, M.B., 2005. Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations, Academic Press, Elsevier, ISBN: 0-12-409751-0
Παπαμιχαήλ, Δ.Μ. και Γεωργίου, Π.Ε., 2005. Ασκήσεις για το μάθημα «Βασικές Αρχές και Πρακτική των Αρδεύσεων», ως Διδακτικές Σημειώσεις, Θεσσαλονίκη, σελ. 52.
Allen R.G., Pereira L.S., Raes D. and Smith M., 1998. Crop evapotranspiration: Guidelines for Computing Crop Water Requirements. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper No.56, 300 pp.
Allen R.G., Wright J.L., Pruitt W.O., Pereira L.S. and Jensen M.E., 2007. Water requirements in “Design and operation of farm irrigation systems” (ed: Hoffman G.J., Evans R.G., Jensen M.E., Martin D.L. and Elliott R.L.) American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.
Last Update
10-01-2025
