Development and Analysis of Growing Media

Overall workload: The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods

Lecturer based learning
Workload hours	Type of teaching	Media implementation	Concretization
5	Lecture	Presence	-
30	Laboratory activity		-
5	Seminar		-
Lecturer independent learning
Workload hours	Type of teaching	Media implementation	Concretization
30	Preparation/follow-up for course work		-
25	Study of literature		-
25	Presentation preparation		-
20	Work in small groups		-
10	Exam preparation		-

Graded examination

Recommended prior knowledge

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

Literature

Amberger-Ochsenbauer und Meinken (2022): Kultursubstrate im Gartenbau, Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ern?hrung, Bonn

Amberger-Ochsenbauer und Meinken (2020): Torf und alternative Substratausgangsstoffe, Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ern?hrung, Bonn

Schmilewski (2018): Kultursubstrate und Blumenernden - Eigenschaften, Ausgangsstoffe und Verwendung, Industrieverband Garten e. V., Düsseldorf

Raviv und Lieth (2007): Soilless Culture: Theory and Practice, 2. Auflage, Elsevier Science

Merhaut et al. (2018): Water, Root Media, and Nutrient Management for Greenhouse Crops, University of California

Applicability in study programs

Applied Plant Sciences M.Sc. (01.09.2025)

Person responsible for the module

Teachers