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100 LEVEL COURSE SYLLABUS

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100 Level Courses

What is NUE University?There is a pressing need in modern agriculture to educate on the importance of NUE.

With increasing pressures to grow more food on less land – and with an ever-increasing consumer eye on food production, safety and sustainability – it is imperative that farmers are educated about the latest tools and trends in nutrient use efficiency.

NUE University is designed to accelerate that level of education where it can be most effective – at the ag retailer level.

Armed with this knowledge, these trusted advisors can, in turn, steward and lead their grower customers toward a more sustainable future.

NUEU 101 - Sink-Source Relationship

Presented by:

Mike Zwingman

Technical Development Manager

Verdesian Life Sciences

In this module you will learn:

• Why is Sink-Source Important?

• How does Sink-Source Work?

• Understanding Sink-Source Relationship in relation

to plant’s needs and uptake mechanisms

• Factors influencing sink-source efficiency

• Common Misconceptions about Sink-Source

NUEU 102 – Nitrogen, Management and Use Efficiency

Presented by:

Fred Below

Professor of Plant Physiology

Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois


• Understanding the Nitrogen Cycle

• Mechanics of Nitrogen Loss

• Impacts of Nitrogen loss

Economic

Environmental

• Methods of Nitrogen Uptake

• Nitrogen Mobilization in the plant


NUEU 103 – Phosphorus Overview

Presented by:

Dr. Robert Mikkelsen

Vice President, Communications

International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI)


• Essential role of phosphorus

• Forms of soil phosphorus

• Phosphorus deficiency symptoms

• Common phosphorus fertilizers

• Adsorption, diffusion, reaction, precipitation

• Plant phosphorus absorption

• Soil PH and phosphorus availability

NUEU 104 – Potassium Overview

Presented by:

John Havlin

Professor, Soil Fertility, Crop and Soil Sciences

NC State


• Potassium Cycle

• Clay Fixation and Release, K exchange

• Plant Uptake

• Leaching and Erosion

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NUEU 105 – Importance of Micronutrients

Presented by:

John Havlin

Professor, Soil Fertility, Crop and Soil Sciences

NC State


• Micronutrient importance

• Pairing with macronutrients

• Micronutrient uptake pathways

NUEU 106 – Seed Treatments

Presented by:

Jim Pullins, CCA Technical Sales RepresentativeVerdesian Life Sciences


• How do Seed treatments & inoculants Work?

• How does a seed / plant utilize a seed

treatment and/or inoculant?

• Common Misconceptions about Seed

treatments & inoculants

NUEU 107 – Plant Physiology, Plant Nutrient Basics

Presented by:

Amy Burton, Ph.D.

Early Technology Validation Director

Verdesian Life Sciences


• From the Soil to the Leaf

• Leibig’s law of the minimum

• What is Nutrient Use Efficiency?

• Factors affecting nutrient acquisition

• The three methods of nutrient uptake

• Root architecture

• Nutrient availability in the soil

• Nutrient transport

• Factors affecting nutrient incorporation

NUEU 108 - Humic & Fulvic Acid Soil Amendments

Presented by:

Terry Tindall, Ph. D

Senior Agronomist

J.R. Simplot Company


• What is it? Define substance. Why is it important?

• What does it do? Why does it work?

• Where and when does it work? In relation to plant

growth and fertility?

• Common Misconceptions about

• Recent Research / Findings / Focus Areas

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• Micronutrient importance

• General nutrient dynamics in soil (macros andmicros)

• The role of above ground matter in nutrientdynamics

• The role of roots and rhizospheric interactionswith soil microbes in nutrient dynamics

100 Level CoursesNUEU 109 – Nutrient Dynamics in the Soils

Presented by:

Jake Mowrer, PhD

Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist, Soil

Nutrient and Water Resource Management

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Department of Soil

and Crop Sciences



Important InformationThe complete NUE University course catalogue is available online through the portal. Courses are only

available through the NUE University portal.

Additional courses may become available. Check with your administrator or visit your NUE University account

for notifications.

Course continuing education units (CEUs) are not available for all courses.

NUE University is a education platform created and supported by Verdesian Life Sciences.

Additional information can be found by visiting www.NUEuniversity.com.


Questions?For more information on NUE University, contact:

Reuel Heyden

Chair of Education Programming

[email protected]

919.825.1901

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