Development and Analysis of Growing Media

Faculty of Agricultural Science and Landscape Architecture

Version 12.0 of 02/21/2023

44M0024

Entwicklung und Untersuchung von Substraten

Angewandte Nutztier- und Pflanzenwissenschaften (M.Sc.)

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• Physical substrate parameters:
• physical properties of growing media and additives
• analytical processes of substrate physics
• water and air supply in growing media
• substrate properties and irrigation processes
• aging of substrates
  
  Chemical and biochemical subtrates parameters:
• chemical and biochemical features of growing media and their base material
• Fertilization of horticultural substrates
• changes of nutrient content during the storage of substrates
• fertilization management and pH control of growing media
• development and test of new substrate additives and fertilizers
  
  Current problems in the subtrate industry, e.g.:
• peat and peat substitutes - acquisition of base materials and additives
• peat mining methods

Knowledge Broadening
Students know the main features and analytical methods for the description of growing media
Knowledge Deepening
The students have additionally a broad special knowledge about practical relevant applications of analytical processes for the description of properties of growing media, especially with regard to new additives.
Instrumental Skills and Competences
The students have additionally a broad special knowledge about practical relevant applications of analytical processes for the description of properties of growing media, especially with regard to new additives.
Communicative Skills and Competences
The students analyze and reflect the results of different measurements, they formulate a report of the results and present it.
Systemic Skills and Competences
The students apply a number of common, branch-specific skills and techniques, in order to perform tasks.

Lectures, internship, excursions, presentations of practitioners in the substrates industry

In-depth knowledge in plant nutrition and soil science, knowledge in analytical methods for studying soils

Daum, Diemo

Daum, Diemo

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Wird zu Beginn der Lehrveranstaltung aktuell angegeben

• Viva Voce
• Two-Hour Written Examination
• Oral Presentation / Seminar Paper
• Project Report

Standard exam: presentation (alternative form of examination if necessary to be selected by the examiner and announced at the beginning of the course)

1 Term

Only Summer Term

German