Soil Management - Microbiome Interaction
| Title | Αλληλεπίδραση Μικροβιόκοσμου και Διαχείρισης Εδαφών / Soil Management - Microbiome Interaction |
| Code | ΝΔΕΕΠ113 |
| 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 | 600026096 |
Programme of Study: 2024- sīmera
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Academic Year | 2026 – 2027 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600303343
|
EPIChallenges
- Sustainable Transformation
Type Of Offer
- Disciplinary Course
- Transversal Skills Course
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600303343
- At the Website of the School: http://msc-deep.agro.auth.gr/index.php/pages/about-us/2-uncategorised/112-2019-04-09-08-34-62
- eLearning (Moodle): ttps://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=13369
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Biology, Soil Science and Microbiology
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. recognize and understand the activities of soil microorganisms and how they interact with the soil environment
2. understand scientific results, read diagrams and reach conclusions
3. understand methods and basic lab analyses in soil microbiology
4. use bibliographic databases
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Methods in soil microbiology – molecular and other novel techniques. Soil enzymes as indicators. Distribution of microorganism in soil and factors affecting soil microbial diversity. Communication and signal exchange in the soil environment – rhizobia and their hosts. Effects of various disturbances in the soil microbial community, resilience and resistance. Greenhouse gasses and soil microorganisms. Climate change and its effects on soil microorganisms. Metals and soil microorganisms. Effects of pesticides and antibiotics on soil microorganisms. Application of olive mill residues, sewage sludge, manure, compost and soil microorganisms – fecal coliforms and viruses in soil. Plant growth promoting microorganisms, bio-inocula and applications. Genetically modified organism and interactions with soil microbial community
Keywords
soil microbiology, climate change, greenhouse gasses, rhizobia, mycorrhizae, PGPR, stress
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- research and review papers
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 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tutorial | 16 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Project | 30 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 60 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 196 |
Student Assessment
Description
40%written exams
20% Homework assignments
20% Laboratory reports
20% Term project
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
uscot F., Varma A. 2005, Microorganisms in Soils: Roles in Genesis and Function. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg.
Kuzyakov Y., Blagodatskaya E. 2015. Microbial hotspots and hot moments in soil: Concept & review. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 83: 184-199.
Young et al. 2008. Microbial Distribution in Soils: Physics and Scaling. Advances in Agronomy, 100: 81-121.
Zhou et al. 2002. Spatial and Resource Factors Influencing High Microbial Diversity in Soil. Applied and Environmental Micorbiology, 68: 326–334.
Woese C R. 1987. Bacterial Evolution. Microbiological Reviews, 51:221-271.
Ward DM. 2006. Microbial diversity in natural environments: focusing on fundamental questions. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 90:309–324.
Kirchmann et al. 2004. Effects of level and quality of organic matter input on carbon storage and biological activity in soil: Synthesis of a long-term experiment. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 18.
DeVries FT. and Bardgett RD. 2015. Biodiversity climate change impacts report card technical paper. Climate change effects on soil biota in the UK. Biodiversity Report Card 16.
Conrad R. 1996. Soil Microorganisms as Controllers of Atmospheric Trace Gases (H2, CO, CH4, OCS, N2O, and NO). Microbiological Reviews, 60: 609-640.
Burns et al. 2013. Soil enzymes in a changing environment: Current knowledge and future directions. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 58: 216-234.
Nannipieri et al. 2012. Soil enzymology: classical and molecular approaches. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 48:743–762.
Griffiths, et al. 2001. Functional stability, substrate utilisation and biological indicators of soils following environmental impacts. Applied Soil Ecology, 16: 49–61.
Baath, E. 1989. Effects of heavy metals in soil on microbial processes and populations (a review). Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 47: 335-379.
Wood JM, Wang HK.1983. Microbial resistance to heavy metals. Environmental Science and Technology, 17: 582A-590A.
Giller et al., 2009. Heavy metals and soil microbes. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 41: 2031–2037.
Hussein et al. 2009. Impact of Pesticides on Soil Microbial Diversity, Enzymes, and Biochemical Reactions. Advances in Agronomy, 102: 159-200.
Kumar et al. 2005 Antibiotic use in agriculture and its impact on the terrestrial environment. Advances in Agronomy, 87: 1-54.
Arbeli Z, Fuentes CL. 2007. Accelerated biodegradation of pesticides: An overview of the phenomenon, its basis and possible solutions; and a discussion on the tropical dimension. Crop Protection, 26: 1733–1746.
Di Bene et al. 2013. Short- and long-term effects of olive mill wastewater land spreading on soil chemical and biological properties. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 56: 21-30.
Griffiths BS, Philippot L. 2013. Insights into the resistance and resilience of the soil microbial community. FEMS Microbiological Reviews, 37: 112–129.
Vessey JK. 2003. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria as biofertilizers. Plant and Soil 255: 571–586.
Zhuang et al. 2013. Bioactive Molecules in Soil Ecosystems: Masters of the Underground. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 14: 8841-8868.
Birch et al. 2007. The role of laboratory, glasshouse and field scale experiments in understanding the interactions between genetically modified crops and soil ecosystems: A review of the ECOGEN project. Pedobiologia 51: 251—260.
Last Update
21-01-2025
