College
of Agriculture
Department
BSc MSc PhD
Agronomy
& Plant Breeding
* * *
Animal
Science
* * *
Farm
Machinery
* - -
Food
Technology
* * -
Horticulture
* - -
Irrigation
* * -
Plant
Protection
* * -
Soil
Science
* * *
Department of Natural Resources
Division
BSc MSc PhD
Range
& Watershed Management
* * -
Environmental Science * - -
Fisheries
* - -
Department
BSc MSc PhD
Chemical
Engineering
* * -
Civil
Engineering
* * *
Electrical Eng. & Computer Sciences * *
*
Industrial Engineering * * -
Materials Engineering * * *
Mechanical Engineering * *
*
Mining
Engineering
* * -
Textile
Science & Technology
* * -
Chemistry
* * *
Mathematical Sciences * * *
Physics
* * *
* = Yes - = No
The Affiliated Centers
Electrical
and Computer Engineering Research Center
Sub-Sea
Science and Technology Research Center
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
Professors:
Sh.
Hajrasouliha; M. Kalbasi; A. Rezaei
Associate Professors: A. Ahoonmanesh; Sh. Dokhani; R. Ebadi; M.A. Edris; Gh. Ghorbani; A.
Hemmat;
A. Jalalian; M.R. Khajehpour; B. Mostafazadeh; S.F. Mousavi; J.
Pourreza; H. Seyedoleslami;
M. Shahedi
Assistant Professors:
J.
Abedi-Koupai; M. Afyouni; M. Alikhani;
A.M. Amini Sedehi; A. Arzani; M. Bahar;
M.
Bassiri; M. K. Eghbal; P. Ehsanzadeh;
S.
Eslamian; M.A. Haj Abbasi; B. Hatami;
M. Heidarpour; Gh. Kabir; J. Keramat;
H. Khademi; A. Khatoonabadi; A.F. Mirlohi;
S.A.M. Mir-Mohammady Meibody;
J. Mir
Mohammad Sadeghi; M. Mobli;
M. Mohammad AliPour; N. Nili;
Y. Rasoolzadegan; K. Razmjoo; Y. Rezainejad;
Gh. Saeidi; A.
Samie; A. Sanaei;
H.
Shariatmadari; R. Shokrani
Instructors:
B. Baninasab; C. Ghobadi; A. Honar Amooz;
M. Kadivar; M. Khorvash; E. Landi;
A. Maasumi; H. Movassagh; A. Nekouie;
S.H. Saghaian Nejad; B. Sharifnabi;
M.
Sheikh Zeinoddin; Z. Soleimanian
The
College of Agriculture was founded in 1977 with the intention to improve and
raise the level of agricultural products in the country through enhancement of
scientific know-how, educational planning and research activities. The
curricula in the College of Agriculture is designed to meet the needs of the
students in a wide range of subject matter related to food and fiber
production.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY AND PLANT BREEDING
Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding offers degrees both at undergraduate (B.Sc.) and graduate
(M.Sc.) levels.
Research
Activities
Research
activities in the department include application of both conventional and
modern techniques in crop improvement and
production. In the area of crop
improvement, the research is conventionally focused on the study of inheritance
of quantitative traits, cytogenetics and breeding of different crops. Cell and
tissue culture is employed in cereal improvement including the production of
double haploid lines via another culture, in vitro selection for environmental
stresses and germplasm preservation through embryo rescue.
In the area of crop production, the research
is concentrated on optimization of plant density, planting date, fertilizer
application and conservative tillage systems in several locally grown crops.
The department is embarking on research on
evaluation of genetic variability of endogenous crop species, specially the
locally grown land races.
Research Facilities
The
facilities available for research include:
-
Spectrophotometer
-
Various kinds of microscopes
- Leaf
and root area meters
-
Laminar airflow cabinets
-
Germinators
-
Growth chambers
- Cold
rooms
-
Autoclave
-
Electrophoresis
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
To obtain
a B.Sc. degree in Agronomy and Plant Breeding undergraduate students must take
a total of 135 credits of which 20 credits are general courses, 32 credits are
basic courses, 76 credits are compulsory and 11 credits are elective courses.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of
Science in Agricultural Sciences, Major Agronomy
& Plant Breeding
COURSE CODE
COURSETITLE CREDITS
Semester I (Fall)
36100
General Biology 2
36101 Botany I (Plant
Anatomy & Physiology)
3
19081 Calculus
2
21107 General
Chemistry
3
20008 General Physics
2
20009 General Physics
Lab.
1
- General Courses 5
Semester
II (Spring)
36102 Botany II (Plant
Taxonomy & Morphology) 3
36266 Probability
& Statistics
3
36263 Genetics
3
36260 General Agronomy
3
21204 Organic
Chemistry
3
- General Courses 3
Semester
III (Fall)
36240 Introduction to
Soil Science
3
36285 General
Biochemistry
3
36211 Irrigation
3
36264 Meteorology and
Climatology
3
36262 Cereal Crops
3
- General Courses 2
Semester
IV (Spring)
36220 Agricultural
Economics
3
36366 Industrial Crops
3
36290 Farm Machinery
4
36271 Plant Pathology
3
36270 General
Entomology & Pest Control
3
- General Courses 2
Semester
V (Fall)
36250 Introduction to
Animal Science
3
36340 Soil, Water
& Plant Relations
3
36230 Horticultural
Science
4
36363 Principles of
Plant Breeding
3
36267 Experimental
Design in Agriculture I
3
- General Courses 2
Semester
VI (Spring)
36268 Field - Work
Training
3
36362 Weeds & Weed
Control
3
36368 Crop Physiology
3
36224 Agricultural
Education
3
- General Courses 2
- Elective Courses 3
Semester
VII (Fall)
36361 Dry Land Farming
3
36265 General Ecology
3
36466 Forage Crops
2
- General Courses 2
- Elective Courses 5
Semester
VIII (Spring)
36364 Breeding Field
Crops
3
36460 Seminar in
Agronomy & Plant Breeding
1
36461 Training in
Agronomy & Plant Breeding
2
36401 Introduction to
Computer
2
- General Courses 2
- Elective Courses 3
Elective
Courses
36365 Experimental
Design in Agriculture II
3
36465 Pulse Crops
2
36360 Range Management
3
36390 Agricultural
Mechanization
3
36213 Surveying &
Planimetry
3
36463 Cytology
3
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
36260
General Agronomy 3 Cr. Crops classification, plant organs,
environment, seedbed, date, rate and depth of planting, planting machinery,
irrigation, thinning, cultivation, transplanting, fertilizers, insects,
diseases, weeds, harvesting, rotation, storage. Prerequisite: Plant Science I, 36101.
36262
Cereal Crops 3 Cr. Origin morphology, adaptation, varieties,
rotation, seedbed, fertilizer, date and method of planting, irrigation, weeds,
insects, diseases, harvesting and storage are discussed for cereal crops.
Prerequisite: General Agronomy 36260.
36263
Genetics 3 Cr. History of genetics, mendelian genetics,
monohybrid crosses, dihybrid crosses, linkage and crossing over, sex linkage,
allelic interaction, gene interaction, DNA structure, replication,
transcription, translation, mutation, chromosomal mutation, aneuploidy,
euploidy, population and quantitative genetics. Prerequisite : General Biology 36100
36266
Probability & Statistics 3
Cr. Frequency distribution, measures of central
tendency and dispersion, probability, binomial, poisson and normal
distributions, estimation theory, test of hypothesis, t-x 2 and distribution,
analysis of variance, chi Square test,
regression and correlation, nonparametric statistics.
36267
Experimental Design in Agriculture I
3 Cr. Principles of experimental
design, completely randomized design (CRD), Randomized Complete Block Design
(RCBD), Latin Square Design (LS), Factorial Experiments, confounded design,
split-plot design. Prerequisite : Statistics
36266
36361
Dryland Farming 3 Cr. Climatology, soil suitability,
environment, plant, seedbed, rotation, fertilizer, planting and weeds.
Prerequisite : General Agronomy 36260.
36362
Weeds and Their Control 3
Cr. Damages to agriculture, growth stages,
classification, ecology and mechanical, ecological, biological and chemical
controls of weeds. Prerequisite : Botany II, 36102.
36363
Principles of Plant Breeding 3
Cr. Plant reproduction and seed development.
Apomixis in crop improvement. Self-incompatibility, self-sterility, selection
in self pollinated crops. Selection in cross pollinated crops. Breeding Systems
in self and cross pollinated crops. Hybrid varieties. Heterosis, heritability,
general and specific combining ability. Prerequisite
: Genetics 36263
36364
Breeding Field Crops 3 Cr. Breeding, wheat, barley, triticale, rice,
soybean, corn, sorghum, cotton, sugarbeets, sugarcane, flax, sunflower, and
forage crops including alfalfa and clover. Prerequisite
: Principles of Plant-Breeding 36363
36365
Experimental Design in Agriculture II
3 Cr. Confounding, split plot
designs, nested and cross designs, expected value of mean square, combined
analysis, ANOVA assumptions and data transformation, incomplete block designs. Prerequisite : Experimental Design in Agriculture I
36267
36366
Industrial Crops 3
Cr. Origin, morphology, adaptation, varieties,
rotation, seedbed, fertilizer, date and method of planting, irrigation, weeds,
insects, diseases, harvesting and storage are discussed for oilseed, textile
and sugar crops, potato and tobacco. Prerequisite : General Agronomy 36260.
36465
Pulse and Local Crops 2 Cr. Origin, morphology, adaptation,
varieties, rotation, seedbed, fertilizer, date and method of planting,
irrigation, weeds, insects, diseases, harvesting and storage are discussed for
pulse crops and saffron.
Prerequisite : General Agronomy 36260.
GRADUATE PROGRAM
M.Sc. Program
To obtain
M.Sc. degree in Plant Breeding graduate students must take a total of 32
credits of which 19 credits are compulsory courses, 6 credits are from elective
courses, 1 credit is seminar and 6 credits are thesis.
The
following table is a list of academic staff and their research interests.
Surname
& Name Field of
Research Interest
ARZANI Ahmad
Cereal Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology
BASSIRI Mehdi
Plant Ecology
EHSANZADEH Parviz Crop Physiology (with emphasis on wheat)
KHAJEHPOUR Mohammad R. Agronomic Decision
MIR-MOHAMMADY MEIBODY Plant Breeding
S. Ali Mohammad
MIRLOHI Aghafakhr Genetics, Crop Breeding and Biotechnology
RAZMJOO Khorshid Agronomy
REZAEI Abdolmajid Plant Breeding, Quantitative Genetics
SAEIDI Ghodratollah Plant Breeding
GRADUATE COURSES
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
36501 Research Methods
2
36761 Advanced
Statistical Methods
3
36661 Quantitative
Genetics
2
36660 Advanced
Genetics
3
36608 Crops Physiology
3
36665 Advanced Plant
Breeding
3
36662 Biometry I
2
36664 Cytogenetics
3
36517 Thesis I
2
36400 Computer
Programing
3
36663 Biometry II
2
36666 Topics in Plant
Breeding
2
36669 Seminar in Plant
Breeding
1
36668 Applied Plant
Breeding II
2
36518 Thesis II
2
36760 Special Topics
2
36519 Thesis III
2
GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
36501
Research Methods 2 Cr. Introduction (Aims, description, types), scientific methods, research phases; choice
of topic and preparation of research projects; research proposal writing,
preparing a bibliography; scientific writing (reports, articles); presentation
skills.
36660
Advanced Genetics 3
Cr. Extrachromosomal inheritance, mutation,
genetics of bacteria and their viruses, transposable elements, polyploidy and
aneuploidy, DNA recombinant technology,
genetic engineering. Molecular genetic and molecular analysis of gene.
36661
Quantitative Genetics 3 Cr. Genetic constitution of a population including
gene and genotypic frequencies, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Changes of gene
frequency in random mating and small populations. Linkage and in breeding.
Continuous variation. Values, means and gene effects. Resemblance between
relatives. Variance components. Mating designs.
36662
Biometry I 2 Cr. Linear regression and correlation including
estimate of the model, test of hypothesis and matrix algebra. Multiple
regression and correlation. Stepwise regression, nonlinear relations, general
linear models, Anova with regression method.
36663
Biometry II 2 Cr. Samples from multivariate normal population,
multivariate analysis of variance, cononical correlation and principal
components analysis. Factor and cluster analysis.
36664
Cytogenetics 3 Cr. History of cytogenetics, structure of
chromosomes, meiotic pachytene chromosomes, cytological basis of crossing over,
variations in chromosome type, chromosome structure and numbers.
36665
Advanced Plant Breeding 3
Cr. Natural breeding systems including apomixis,
incompatibility and male sterility. Comparison of different breeding methods.
Maximizing genetic improvement, genotype X environment interaction and
stability analysis. Germplasm and plant breeding. Mutation, Polyploidy,
Breeding for quality and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.
36668
Applied Plant Breeding 2 Cr. Tissue culture : preparation of media and
explant, embryo rescue, mature embryo culture, anther culture; Interspecific
hybridization; emasculation and pollination techniques; application of
colchicine/inducing auto-and allopolyploids, techniques of breeding for rust
resistance.
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCES
The Department of Animal Sciences offers the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in General Animal Sciences, Master of
Science (M.Sc.) in Animal Nutrition & Animal Breeding and Ph.D. in
Ruminants and Monogastric Nutrition.
Research
Activities
The
department is engaged in research on milk production, milk fat and wool.
The
nutrient composition and the quality of native feeds is a major concern of the
research carried out by the department. The quality of the nutrient and feeds
is determined by in-vivo, in-vitro and in-situ techniques, which have been
successfully applied to several feeds.
Another theme pursued in the research by the
department is nutrient requirements of the native livestock: energy, protein,
mineral, and vitamin requirements at different stages of livestock growth and
production; nutrient composition of the native feeds; forage utilization and
preservation; carcass composition and quality of native animals; physiology of
milk secretion; and the effect of growth promoters have been studied at length
by the staff.
Animal breeding forms a major theme in animal
science. The research in this area consists of estimating the genetic
parameters which are essential in sire and dam evaluation, in the establishment
of a selection index, and in the synthesis of new lines of farm animals and
poultry.
Other areas of interest to the faculty are
milk fat, oxytocin injection, implantation of zeranol, usage of calcium soap,
and fattening lamb.
Research Facilities
The
department possesses excellent off-campus farm facilities for work on dairy
cattle, sheep, and poultry. There is also an animal laboratory on the campus
for research on small animals. In addition to these, the following is a list of
the main facilities for research at the department laboratories:
-
Kjeldahl
-
Milk-O-Scan
-
Ion-analyzer
- Bomb
calorimeter
-
Anaerobic chamber
-
Freeze drier
-
Infrared spectrophotometer
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
To obtain
B.Sc. degree in Animal Sciences undergraduate students must take a total of 136
credits of which 20 credits are general courses, 37 credits are basic courses,
76 credits are compulsory courses and 10-13 credits are elective courses.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of
Science in Agricultural Eng.,
Major Animal
Science
COURSE CODE
COURSETITLE CREDITS
Semester I (Fall)
36100
General Biology 2
21107 General
Chemistry
3
19081 Calculus
3
20008 General Physics
2
20009 General Physics
Lab.
1
Semester
II (Spring)
36150 Zoology
3
36103 Botany
3
36263 Genetics
3
36240 Introduction to
Soil Science
3
36264 Meteorology and
Climatology
3
Semester
III (Fall)
21204 Organic
Chemistry
3
36260 General Agronomy
3
36220 Agriculture
Economics
3
36266 Probability
& Statistics
3
36151 General
Microbiology
3
36265 General Ecology
3
Semester
IV (Spring)
36352 Livestock
Anatomy and Physiology
4
36222 Management &
Accounting
3
36285 General
Biochemistry
3
36360 Range Management
3
36401 Introduction to
Computer
2
Semester
V (Fall)
36351 Principles of
Animal Hygiene
3
36251 Animal Nutrition
I
4
36267 Expt. Design in
Agriculture I
3
36355 Reproductive
Physiology
4
- Elective Courses 3-4
Semester
VI (Spring)
36353 Animal Breeding
I
3
36252 Animal Nutrition II
3
36359 Poultry
Production
4
36268 Field Work
Training
3
36356 Animal &
Poultry Diseases
3
Semester
VI (Summer)
36451 Field Work
Training
2
Semester
VII (Fall)
36354 Animal Breeding
II
3
36350 Animal Nutrition III
2
36357 Dairy Production
3
36358 Sheep & Goat
Production
3
- Elective Courses 5-6
Semester
VIII (Spring)
36379 Apiculture
2
36280 Agricultural
Prod. Processing & Conservation
2
36450 Seminar in
Animal Sciences
1
- Elective Courses 2
Elective
Courses
36452 Fish Production
2
36454 Special Topics
in Animal Sciences
2
36455 Animal Farm
Management
2
36152 Farm Animal
Housing and Facilities
2
36211 Irrigation
3
36224 Agriculture
Education
3
36273 Entomology
3
36290 Farm Machinery
4
36388 Analytical Chemistry
3
36400 Computer
Programming
3
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
36250
Introduction to Animal Science 3 Cr. General
aspects in livestock and poultry including genetics & breeding, nutrition,
reproduction and animal products. Production in dairy cattle, sheep & goat,
and poultry including types and breeds, establishing the flock, selecting and
judging, systems of production, nutrition, reproduction, breeding, buildings
and equipments, managing, health, disease prevention and parasite control.
36352
Livestock Anatomy and Physiology
4 Cr. Anatomy of
cattle, goat, sheep, horse and fowls. Physiology of circulation, digestion,
reproduction, respiration and urogenital apparatus. Prerequisite : Biology 36100
36355
Reproductive Physiology 4
Cr. Anatomy of male and female
organs of cattle, sheep, goat, horse and fowls. Oogenesis period,
spermatogenesis, pregnancy, placental physiology, endocrinology, artificial
insemination, embryo transfer.
Prerequisite : Anatomy and Physiology
36352; General Biochemistry 36285.
36151
General Microbiology 3 Cr. Physiology of microorganisms, bacterial
metabolism, viral and bacterial structure, fungal structure and physiology,
effect of physical and chemical agents on microorganisms, staining methods and
microbiological cultures. Prerequisite :
Biology 36100
36356
Animal and Poultry Diseases 3
Cr. Viral diseases of domestic animals and fowls,
bacterial diseases, metabolic diseases, nutritional diseases, fungal and
parasitic diseases. Prerequisite : Microbiology
36151
36351 Principles of Animal Hygiene 3 Cr. Effect of environment on animals, principle of
sanitation, disinfection, vaccination, quarantine and dispose of dead animals,
hygiene of animal houses. Prerequisite :
Microbiology 36151
36357
Dairy Production 3 Cr. Breeds, mammary gland, mastitis,
reproduction, management of feeds and feeding, housing, breeding, record
keeping, judging, and milking machines. Prerequisite
: Animal Nutrition II 36252, Animal Breeding I 36353
36454
Special Topics 2 Cr. Laboratory, library and field research in
a specialized topic. Prerequisite : Fourth
Year Standing.
36251
Animal Nutrition I 4 Cr. Introduction, chemical composition of
animals and plants. Role of nutrients in animal nutrition, digestion and
absorption of nutrient in animals. Determination of nutritional value (energy
and protein) of feeds. Estimation of nutrients requirement of animals. Prerequisite : General
Biochemistry 36285, Livestock Anatomy
and Physiology 36352
36252 Animal
Nutrition II 3 Cr. Feedstuff classification,
roughages, hays, plant and animal protein sources, by-product feeds, vitamin
and mineral supplementation, feed additives, animal feeding and feed
preparation.
Prerequisite : Animal Nutrition I 36251
36350
Animal Nutrition III 2 Cr. Feed standards, methods of feed
formulation (regression, pierson, square, general linear model).
Prerequisite : Animal Nutrition II 36252
36359 Poultry
Production 4 Cr.
Introduction, characteristics of poultry breeds, anatomy of fowl, breeding of
poultry. Incubation, physiology of laying, housing and environmental
requirements for poultry rearing, marketing of eggs and poultry meats. Prerequisite : Animal Breeding I 36353,
Animal Nutrition II 36252.
36353
Animal Breeding I 3 Cr. An introductory course in genetics with
emphasis on the application of genetic principles in animals including poultry,
gene frequencies, variation in economic traits, principles of selection,
selection for superior breeding stocks. Prerequisite
: Genetics 36263
36354 Animal Breeding II
3 Cr.
A study of genetic principles in animal breeding plans based on selection, aid
to individual selection, methods of mating and their application with emphasis
on practical problems.
Prerequisite : Animal Breeding I 36353
36358
Sheep & Goat Production
3 Cr. Breeds,
Judging, breeding, nutrition (feedlot and grazing), reproduction, buildings
& equipments, management, fattening, products (meat, milk, wool &
mohair), diseases. Prerequisite : Animal
Nutrition II 36252, Animal Breeding I 36353
GRADUATE PROGRAM
(a) M.Sc. Program
To obtain
M.Sc. degree in Animal Nutrition & Animal Breeding Science graduate
students must take a total of 34 credits of which 18 credits are the required
courses, 9 credits are from the elective courses, 1 credit is the seminar and 6
credits are the thesis.
(b) Ph.D. Program
To obtain
a Ph.D. degree graduate students must take a total of 50 credits of which at
least 20 credits are from required courses, 6 credits are elective courses and
24 credits are for dissertation. The following table is a list of academic
staff and their research interests.
Surname & Name Field of Research
Interest
ALIKHANI Masoud Ruminant Nutrition
EDRIS Mohammd A.
Genetics and Animal Breeding
GHORBANI Gholamreza Ruminant Nutrition and Dairy Production
MOHAMMAD ALI-POUR Mehdi Animal Hygiene and Physiology
NILI Nafisseh
Biochemistry and Rumen Microbiology
POURREZA Javad Poultry Production
and Nutrition
SAMIE Abdolhossien Poultry Nutrition
GRADUATE COURSES
Curriculum for the Degree of Master of Science
in three Majors of
Animal
Nutrition, Breeding and Physiology
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
36589 ، Special English 3
36570 * Advanced Biochemistry
3
36571 * Population Genetics
3
36761 * Advanced Statistical Methods
3
36572 * Advanced Physiology
3
36573 * Advanced Animal Nutrition
4
36501 * Research Methodology
2
36577 **
Poultry Nutrition
3
36578
** Ruminant Nutrition
3
36579 ** Mineral & Vitamin Metabolism 3
36574 *** Quantitative Genetic
3
36575 *** Advanced Animal Breeding I
3
36576 *** Advanced Animal Breeding II
3
36589 ، Applied Statistics in Animal Science 3
36533 * Seminar
1
36580 ،، Advanced
Reproductive Physiology
3
36583 ،، Physiology of
Lactation
2
36586 ، Lab. Methodology
3
36581 ،، Endocrinology
2
36582 ،، Nutrition &
Physiology
3
36760 ، Special Topics 2
36517 * Thesis I
2
36518 * Thesis II
2
36519 * Thesis III
2
* Required courses
** Courses for majoring in Nutrition
***
Courses for majoring in Animal Breeding
¡Elective courses
¡¡Courses for majoring in Physiology
Curriculum for the Degree of Ph.D. in Ruminants and Monogastric Nutritions
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
01 *
Carbohydrates & Lipids in Animal Nutrition
3
02 *
Proteins & Amino acids in Animal Nutrition
3
03 *
Bioenergetic in Nutrition
3
04 *
Techniques & Methods of Nutrition Researches 4
05 *
Digestive Physiology of Ruminants
2
06 *
Digestive Physiology of Nonruminants
2
07 *
Digestive Microbiology of Ruminants
2
08 *
Feed Processing
3
09 *
Minerals in Animal Nutrition
3
10 *
Vitamins in Animal Nutrition
3
11 *
Experimental Design in Animal Sciences
2
12 *
Special Problems in Animal Nutrition
2
13 *
Seminar I
1
14 *
Seminar II
1
15 **
Metabolic Disorders
2
16 **
Techniques & Methods in Meat Researches
3
and Muscle Biology
17 **
Growth Physiology
2
18 **
Enzymology
2
19 **
Animal Immunology
3
20 **
Advanced Fish Nutrition
2
21 **
Laboratory Animals Nutrition
2
22 **
Animal Biotechnolgoy
4
23 **
Rumen Physiology
3
24 **
Laboratory Biochemistry
3
25 **
Mycotoxicology
3
26 **
Toxicology of the Agricultural and
3
Industrial Chemicals in the Environment
27 **
Toxicology
2
* Required
**
Elective Courses
GRADUATE
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
36571
Population Genetics 3 Cr. Principles
of population genetics, non random mating, mutation, selection, gene
frequencies in small population, genotypic value, selection response, breeding
value, dominance deviation, inbreeding and changes in genotypic frequencies.
36574
Quantitative Genetics 3 Cr. Quantitative traits, genetic parameters,
estimating genetic variances, selection index procedure, prediction of
transmitting ability, prediction of additive genetic value, genetic evaluation
with different source of records, genetic, environmental and phenotypic
correlation.
36575
Advanced Animal Breeding I 3
Cr. Mating system, selection
intensity factor, optimizing genetic progress, negative selection, selection
for small value, measuring genetic gain, equations for genetic gain, expected
change in other traits, total economic value, correlated response, approximate
procedure for predicting total genetic value. Prerequisite : Population Genetics 36571
36576
Advanced Animal Breeding II 3
Cr. To be assigned.
36584
Applied Statistics in Animal Science
3 Cr. Application of statistics
in animal science experiments, methods of analysis of variance in fixed, random
and mixed models, correlation and regression, least-squares procedures in
analysis of variance (equal and unequal subclass), experimental design in
animal science, hierarchial design.
36589
Special English 3 Cr. Reading and translating different topics
related to animal sciences.
36570
Advanced Biochemistry 3 Cr. Chemical structures of proteins, CHO,
lipids, enzymes, vitamins, and minerals. Photosynthesis, bioenergetic,
metabolism of CHO, protein and lipids, protein and lipid synthesis, hormones
and protein, CHO, and lipid degradations.
36578 Ruminant
Nutrition 3 Cr. Rumen microbes, digestion,
fermentation, metabolism, absorption, inhibitors, feed intake regulation,
metabolic diseases and importance of ruminants. Prerequisite : Advanced Animal Nutrition 36573
36573
Advanced Animal Nutrition 4
Cr. Gastrointestinal tract
physiology, feedstuff evaluation, nutritional interrelationship, factors
influencing feed intake and rate of passage, nutritional inhibitors in feed.
Prerequisite : Advanced Biochemistry
36570
36577 Poultry
Nutrition 3 Cr. Digestion and absorption,
nutrient utilization and interrelationships in poultry. Prerequisite : Advanced Biochemistry 36570
36572
Advanced Physiology 3 Cr. A study of mechanisms which interact to
control physiology in farm animals. Physiology and biochemical effects and
their interrelationships on digestion and metabolism in the farm animals.
36583
Physiology of Lactation 2 Cr. Physiology and biochemistry of lactation:
(1) growth and development of the mammary gland, (2) Secretion of milk, and (3)
ejaculation of the milk from the gland. Prerequisite
: Advanced Physiology 36572
36580
Advanced Reproductive Physiology
3 Cr. A study of mechanisms
which interact to control reproduction in farm animals. Current scientific
literature and hypotheses are presented and potential methods to enhance
reproduction efficiency are examined. Prerequisite
: Advanced Physiology 36572
36586
Laboratory Methodology in Animal Sciences
3 Cr. The application of
spectrophotometry, chromatography, electrophoresis. and radioactive isotopes to
research in animal sciences.
36581
Endocrinology 2 Cr. Lecture and discussion presentation of
current concepts in endocrinology. Emphasis will be placed on the mechanisms
which regulate and integrate the hypothalamic-hypophysical-gonadal axis.
Prerequisite : Advanced Biochemistry
36570
36577 Poultry
Nutrition 3 Cr. Nutritional research,
nutrients requirements and factors affecting requirements, effects of different
nutrients on growth, egg production, hatchability etc, interrelationships
involving nutrients, metabolic and nutritional disease, due to malnutrition.
Toxicant in feeds and their effects on poultry performance, feed additives,
review of some papers regarding poultry nutrition. Prerequisite : Advanced Animal Nutrition 36573
36811
Proteins & Amino Acids in Animal Nutrition
3 Cr. Utilization and metabolism
of proteins and amino acids in animal; methods of providing amino acids for
animal maintenance, growth and production; qualitative evaluation of proteins;
analytical procedures for qualitative evaluation of proteins and amino acids.
36821
Vitamins in Animal Nutrition 3
Cr. Chemical and physiological role
of vitamins in animal metabolism; interrelation of biochemical and
physiological properties of vitamins in animal cell.
36812
Experimental Design in Animal Sciences 2
Cr. Implementation; suitables
designs for livestock researches; designs for reducing experimental errors;
analyzing the complicated and unequal data.
36826
Metabolic Disorders 2 Cr. Nutritional disorders: ketosis, milk
fever, grass tetany, fatty liver; digestive tract disorders: bloat, acidosis,
nitrate and urea toxemia; acute lung edema; lung bloat; abomasum displacement;
metabolic reactions to cold temperature (heart vessels, endocrine glands,
growth hormone, ruminant infant, growth, lactation); nutritional diseases.
36820
Growth Physiology 2 Cr. Introduction; cells, muscle tissues and
their growth mechanisms; fetal growth; comparative growth of tissues; hormonal
control of growth; interrelationship between nutrition and growth; livestock
products; review of recent literature.
36808
Enzymology 2 Cr. Introduction; classification; chemical
structure and function of enzymes; kinetics and theory of enzyme action;
separation and purification techniques; enzyme assays; review of recent literature.
Carbohydrates & Lipids in Animal
Nutrition 3 Cr. Utilization and metabolism of
carbohydrates and lipids in animal, systematic evaluation of biochemical
properties of feed carbohydrates and lipids, and their effects, on absorption
and metabolism of the ration nutrients.
Bioenergetics in Nutrition 3 Cr. Energy; classification of feed energy; efficiency and
processing; increasing temperature and its relation to nutrition balance;
warm-blooded animal; effect of temperature on biological functions and its
efficiency; calorimetry and related techniques; nutritional balance and
decreasing and increasing of feed efficiency; today and future bioenergetics.
Techniques & Methods of Nutrition
Researches 4 Cr. Balancing the rations; livestock management;
sampling procedures; balancing experiments; bioassays; trace methodology;
estimating the nutritional requirements.
Digestive Physiology of Ruminants 2 Cr. Receptors of the digestive tract; movements of rumen and
reticulum; blood circulation through omentum; functions of rumen and reticulum;
rumen physiology and digestion.
Digestive Physiology of Nonruminants 2 Cr. Mastication and salivation; deglutition; muscles and nerves;
hormones; gastric movements and secretion; secretion of duodenum, pancreas and
bile; intestinal movements and absorption of water, electrolytes,
carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and vitamins; gases.
Digestive Microbiology of Ruminants 2 Cr. Classification of bacteria in rumen; bacterial distribution in
rumen; bacterial morphology; protozoa, their classification and morphology;
transruminal movements and distribution of protozoa; microscopic tests and
counting the protozoa; interrelationship between bacteria and protozoa; today
and future microbiology.
Feed Processing 3 Cr. Effects of
physical and chemical processing on feed carbohydrates, proteins and lipids;
techniques of making mineral premixes and supplement blocks; vitamins and their
premixes; protected proteins; additives (antioxidants, pigments, antibiotics,
coccidiostats, etc.) and amino acids.
Minerals in Animal Nutrition 3 Cr. Nutritional value of minerals; physical and chemical
properties of minerals and their dynamic functions in live organisms.
Special Problems in Animal Nutrition 2 Cr.
Seminar 1 & 2 1 Cr. each.
Techniques & Methods in Meat Researches
and Muscle Biology 3 Cr. Fund- amental procedures and laboratory
techniques in meat science; muscle histology; and muscle metabolism.
Animal Immunology 3 Cr.
History; immunology; immunity and resistance of body against infection;
classification and properties of antigens; antibodies and their biosynthesis;
immunophysiology, different kinds of placenta and transfer of antibodies from
mother to fetus; serological reactions; chemical properties and biological
function of complementary agent; tolerance and hypersensitivity; self
immunological diseases; effects of age and nutrition on prohibiting tumor
growth.
Advanced Fish Nutrition 2 Cr.
Fundamentals of fish metabolism; energy, protein and vitamin requirements;
ration formulation for fish.
Laboratory Animals Nutrition 2 Cr.
Introduction; digestive physiology of laboratory animals (mice, rats, guinea
pigs, rabbits, fishes, ...); digestion, absorption and metabolism of nutrients;
special aspects of nutrition in laboratory animals; formulation and preparation
of synthetic and applied rations for lab. animals.
Animal Biotechnology 4 Cr.
Description of the goals of technology for livestock improvement; application
of technology for increasing the quality and quantity of livestock products,
their reproductive efficiency and resistance to diseases; animal cell cycle;
cell development, distinguishing, stress and repair; cell transfer, germ cells,
development and growth, cell immunology and antigen technology; gene control in
animal, gene treatment, ruminants microbiology and their ecological control;
technology of animal reproduction; twining; animal colonies; fertility control.
Rumen Physiology 3 Cr.
Introduction (anatomy and physiology of rumen, microorganisms and their
function); gastric development and growth in ruminants; digestive tract
receptors; digestion in rumen; secretion and function of saliva; gastric
movement; rumen disorders.
Laboratory Biochemistry 3 Cr. Review of the fundamental techniques of photometry and
chromatography; radioisotopes, atomic absorption; separation, purification and
microanalysis of carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, lipids, nucleic acids and
determination of their physical and chemical properties; metabolic reactions,
chemicals and related experiments.
Mycotoxicology 3 Cr.
Mycotoxins and their relationship with agriculture; different kinds of
mycotoxins in the food; estimating procedures for toxin, especially fungi;
distribution, biological effect and control of toxins.
Toxicology of the Agricultural and
Industrial Chemicals in the Environment
3 Cr. Discriminative techniques and procedures; synthetic chemicals
in natural materials; toxins in livestock and poultry feeds; fate of the toxic
chemicals in breeding dams; toxic residues in animal and crop products;
controlling procedures of toxic allowances.
Toxicology
2 Cr. Definition; sampling;
factors influencing the action mechanisms of arsenic, plumb, copper, selenium,
fluorine, benzoic acid, nitrates and nitrites; volatile poisons (cyanides),
sedatives and tranquillizers, alkaloids; poisonous plants (solanaceae) opium
and derivatives; fern; ranonculacaea; cannula; brassica; hemlock; doping,
oreganochlorine compounds, oregano phosphorous compounds; rodenticides;
glucosides.
DEPARTMENT OF FARM MACHINERY
The Department of Farm Machinery Engineering offers the degree of
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Farm Machinery. The department is also
planning to start its graduate program with a Master of Science (M.S.) degree
in Farm Machinery Engineering in near future in cooperation with the Department
of Mechanical Engineering here at IUT.
Research Activities
The
department is involved in research into the various aspects of farm power and machinery . Due to the
diverse nature of agriculture and the state of agricultural industry in Iran,
the scope of the research by the department is wide and varied. Solving common
problems of water, plant, soil, and animal environments has provided a unique
situation of multi-disciplinary research and scientific cooperation between
this department and the others within the College of Agriculture.
Areas of research include tillage systems for
crop production, soil compaction, deep tillage, physical properties of agricultural
materials and products, farm machinery performance evaluation, farm machinery
design, agriculture machinery systems planning and management, agricultural
mechanization extension as well as precision tools.
Energy is a major concern to the world economy
today. Consumption of energy in agricultural production for the various
operations of planting and soil preparation constitutes a large portion of
agricultural production costs. Therefore, optimum utilization of farm equipment
and machinery and the design of new ones are the research concerns and integral
parts of agricultural engineering and mechanization. The department of Farm
Machinery at IUT has committed itself to helping the promotion of the
engineering aspect of agriculture in the region. The following are the main
subjects of the research at the department:
-
Effects of conventional and non-conventional (non-inversion, minimum tillage,
no-tillage, surface tillage) systems on soil physical characteristics and crop
yields under both arid and semi - arid conditions
-
Impacts of subsoiling practices on soil physical characteristics
-
Effects of different planting methods on crop yield under dryland and
irrigated conditions
-
Evaluation and comparison of traction performance by various tractors and draft requirements of different farm
machinery
-
Comparing field performance of various machines for forage production and harvesting
-
Evaluation of combine harvesting of cereal crops under field conditions
-
Planning and evaluation of machinery systems for major crops of central
Iran including potato, sugar beets, wheat,
rice and vegetables.
Educational and Research Facilities
The
department has in its possession all kinds of farm machines currently used in
modern agriculture. These are used for field study performance under local
conditions. The facilities used for research include a Fremont Tractor Test Center to evaluate the tractors used on farms
in the region. The unit enables
researchers to monitor current performance of power units on farms. A Draft Sensing and Measuring Unit is
also available at the department. It is
used to determine draft requirements of various farm machines for
different soils and crops. Plint Engine
Test Station is mainly an educational unit but it can be used to study the application of
different fuel sources on different engines. The station is fully computerized
and provides information with regard to engine performance characteristics
under various loads and working conditions.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
Undergraduate
students must take a total of 138-140 credits of which 20 credits are for the
general courses, 37 credits are for the basic courses, 74 credits are for the
compulsory courses and 7-9 credits are for the elective courses for B.Sc.
degree in Farm Machinery.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of
Science (Eng.) in Agricultural Eng., Major
Farm Machinery
COURSE CODE
COURSETITLE CREDITS
Semester I (Fall)
19101
Calculus I 4
36110 Technical
Drawing I
2
36101 Botany I
3
20101 Physics I
(Mechanics)
2
36401 Introduction to
Computer
2
- General Courses 4
Semester
II (Spring)
36266 Probability
3
36260 General Agronomy
3
20107 Physics II
(Electricity & Magnetism)
3
21107 General
Chemistry
3
19102 Calculus II
4
- General Courses 3
Semester
III (Fall)
36220 Agricultural
Economics
3
15102 Statics
3
36292 Engine
Technology
3
36230 Horticultural
Science
4
36240 Introduction to
Soil Science
3
19201 Differential
Equations
3
Semester
IV (Spring)
15139 Dynamics
3
36293 Tractors &
Power Units
3
36262 Cereal Crops
3
36412 Pumps &
Pumping Stations
2
36211 Irrigation
3
- General Courses 4
Semester
V (Fall)
15202 Strength of
Materials I
3
36394 Tillage
Equipment
3
36302 Thermodynamics
3
36218 Fluid Mechanics
3
36213 Surveying and
Planimetry
3
- General Courses 3
Semester
VI (Spring)
36395 Planting and
Cultivation Machinery
3
36392 Harvesting
Machinery
3
36268 Field-Work
Training
3
15225 Strength of
Materials II
3
11126 Materials
Science
3
Semester
VII (Fall)
36393 Mechanics of
Farm Tractors and Machinery 3
24022 Metal Works
Skills
2
36390 Agricultural
Mechanization
3
36397 Machine Elements
Design
4
36399 Agricultural
Processing Equipment
3
- General Courses 3
Semester
VIII (Spring)
36298 Seminar
1
36299 Training
2
36300 Agricultural
Electrification
4
36398 Hydraulic
Systems Design
3
36307 Design Project
1
- General Courses 3
Elective
Courses
36400 Computer
Programming
3
36297 Energy in
Agriculture
2
36296 Land Leveling
Machinery
3
36310 Engineering
Economics
2
36304 Technical
Drawing II
2
36295 Agricultural
Service & Repair Shops
2
36216 Soil Mechanics
3
36305 Internal
Combustion Engines
3
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
36110
Technical Drawing I 2 Cr. Advanced
multiview and pictorial drawing, detail and assembly drawings, conventional
industrial drafting practices including section views, techniques of
dimensioning
36292
Engine Technology 3 Cr. Study of the fundamentals of gasoline and
diesel engine systems and their operation and maintenance, theory of
combustion, fuels and lubricants, power and its measurement.
Prerequisite : Physics I & II 20109, 20107
36293
Tractors and Power Units 3
Cr. Operational skills in the
selection and matching of agricultural tractors and equipment, power trains,
tractor hydraulic and control systems, tractors operational safety precautions.
Prerequisite : Engine Technology 36292.
36412
Pumps and Pumping Stations 2
Cr. Pumps and their uses in
agricultural applications, selection of pumping systems for different water
sources, maintenance and servicing pumping stations.
36394
Tillage Equipment 3 Cr. Fundamentals of tillage practices and
methods, evaluation of tillage operations with emphasis on moldboard plows,
disk harrows, field cultivators ... , tillage operations power requirements.
Prerequisite : Tractors and Power Units
36293.
36395
Planting and Cultivation Machinery
3 Cr. Basic knowledge of
planting requirements and methods for various crops, study of grain drills, row
crop planter, transplanters, cultivation equipment including field cultivators,
sprayers, and fertilizer spreaders. Prerequisite
: Tillage Equipment 36394.
36392
Harvesting Machinery 3 Cr. Study of the importance of harvesting
machinery in agriculture and different harvesting practices and methods for
various crops including forage crops harvesters, grain crops, industrial crops,
horticultural and tree crops. Prerequisite
: Tillage Equipment 36394 or Farm
Machinery 36290.
36393
Mechanics of Farm Tractors and Machinery
3 Cr. Study of elements in the
utilization and transmission of power in agricultural tractors with emphasis on
mechanics, soil equipment mechanics, prime mover and implement combinations. Prerequisite : Harvesting Machinery 36392 and Strength
of Materials I 15202.
36390
Agricultural Mechanization 3
Cr. Socio-economic impact of
agricultural mechanization programs, agricultural Systems planning and
equipment selection techniques, machinery management and economic evaluation of
various machine-crop systems. Prerequisite
: Harvesting Machinery 36392 or
Farm Machinery 36290, Agricultural
Economics 36220.
36397
Machine Elements Design 4
Cr. Design of machine parts by
stress and deflection, effects of fluctuating stresses and stress concentration,
design of gears, clutches, brakes, bearing, shaft and other machine parts. Prerequisite : Strength of Materials I and II 15202,
15225; Dynamics 15139; Materials Science 11126.
36399
Agricultural Processing Equipment
3 Cr. The application of product
handling techniques and equipment to the processing of agricultural crops and
commodities, study of grain silos, cleaning and sorting machines, elevators and
transporting equipment, milking machines, etc.
36298
Seminar 1 Cr. Group discussion of current agricultural
engineering topics presented by individual members of the class.
36300
Agricultural Electrification 4
Cr. The principles and selection of
electrical and electronic controls for use in the agricultural industry,
applications in agricultural machinery, agricultural structures, agricultural
processing and irrigation. Prerequisite
: Physics II 20107.
36398
Hydraulic Systems Design 3
Cr. Design of machine components
using hydraulic systems design procedures, selection and maintenance of
hydraulic pumps, motors, valves, transmissions, ... . Prerequisite : Fluid
Mechanics 36218.
36307
Design Project 1 Cr.
Selection and completion of a project under faculty supervision. Prerequisite : Machine
Elements Design 36397.
36297
Energy in Agriculture 2 Cr.
Study of various energy sources and their application in agriculture including
solar energy, wind energy, thermal energy, energy from agricultural wastes,
biogas and energy preservation techniques.
36296
Land Leveling Machinery 3 Cr.
Methods of land leveling and application of various machines for land leveling
in agricultural situations, technical and economical aspects of land leveling.
Prerequisite : Surveying and planimetry 36213.
36295
Agricultural Service and Repair Shops
2 Cr. Design and planning of service and repair shops
for agricultural use, management of service and repair shops, parts cataloging
and inventory.
Prerequisite : Harvesting Machinery 36392 and Metal
Works Skills 24022.
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The Department of Food Science and Technology offers the degree of
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Food Science and Technology. At the
graduate level, offers the Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Food Science.
Research
Activities
Research activity covers a wide range of activities in
fruit and vegetable processing, food engineering, beet, cane and oil
technology. Food chemistry & analysis, dairy chemistry & technology:
The laboratories are well equipped with advanced Instruments for research
activities in the field of Food Science and Technology.
Research
Facilities
- Shimadzu HPLC
-
Shimadzu R-F 5000
- Comspac UV, Vis Spect.
- Instron
Universal
-
Beckman Amino Acid Analyzer
-
DR-Kernchen Sucromat
-
Dinkelberg Cryoscope
-
Perkin-Elmer Spect.
- Ohaus
(U.S.A) Blance Diff.
-
Kjeldal Apparatus
-
Soxhlet Apparatus
-
Karlkolb TLC
- Plant
Electrophoresis Apparatus
-
Bunchi Rotary Vacuum Evaporator
- Lab
Microscopes
- Bench
Refractometer
-
Conductometer
- Brook
field viscometer
-
Canning and dairy pilot plants
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
To obtain
B.Sc. degree in Food Science and Technology undergraduate students must take a
total of 135-140 credits of which 20 credits are general courses, 36 credits
are basic courses, 70 credits are compulsory courses and 9-14 credits are
elective courses.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of
Science in Agricultural Engineering Major Food
Technology
COURSE CODE
COURSETITLE CREDITS
Semester I (Fall)
19591
Mathematics I 3
20104 General Physics
3
21107 General
Chemistry
3
36100 Biology
2
20104 General Physics
Lab.
1
Semester
II (Spring)
19592 Mathematics II
3
21204 Organic
Chemistry
3
36101 Botany I
3
20107 Physics
(Electricity)
3
36110 Engineering
Drawing
2
Semester
III (Fall)
36266 Probability and
Statistics
3
36285 General
Biochemistry
3
36151 General
Microbiology
3
36260 General Agronomy
3
Semester
IV (Spring)
36286 Food Chemistry
3
36289 Food
Microbiology
4
36287 Analytical
Chemistry
3
36250 Introduction to
Animal Science
3
36268 Agricultural
Field Work
3
36366 Industrial Crops
3
Semester
V (Fall)
36386 Food
Preservation
3
36340 Human Nutrition
4
36287 Food Analysis
3
36230 Introduction to
Horticulture
4
Semester
VI (Spring)
36385 Food Engineering
Principles
3
36382 Cereal
Technology
3
36384 Food Canning
3
36220 Agricultural
Economics
3
Semester
VII (Fall)
36387 Beet - Sugar
Technology
4
36288 Food Quality
Control
2
36386 Fundmental of
Food Plant Design
3
36489 Dairy Science
and Technology
4
36381 Oils & Fats
Technology
3
Semester
VIII (Spring)
- Elective Courses
Elective
Courses
36484 Fermentation
Technology
36489 Food
Refrigeration & Storage
36482 Meat & Fish
Processing
36482 Principles of
Food Dehydration
36389 Food Industries
Hygiene & Safety
36180 Carbonated &
Non-Carbonated Beverage
36182 Industrial Management
& Economics
36480 Industrial Waste
Water Treatment
36181 Physical
Chemistry
36483 Diet Therapy
36183 Food Packaging
36486 Special Problem
36487 Seminar
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
36386
Food Preservation 3 Cr. Principles
of food spoilage & poisoning. Food preservation by drying, freezing,
pasteurization, sterilization, fermentation, evaporation, irradiation and food
additives, food packaging systems.
36382
Cereal Technology 3 Cr. Chemical and Physical properties of
cereal grains, wheat storage, starch modification and hydrolysis. Dry milling
of wheat, corn and rice, wet milling of wheat and corn. Chemical and biological
leavening. Technology of cakes, biscuits, pasta and breakfast cereal
production. Lab work related to lecture notes.
36288
Food Quality Control 2 Cr. Organization of a quality control
department. Hazard analysis critical control point sampling. Control charts
Introduction to ISO 9000 series.
36340
Human Nutrition 4
Cr. Carbohydrate, fat and protein digestion and
absorption vitamins, minerals and their functions in human. Nutrition in
pregnancy and lactation Nutrition during infancy and childhood Recommended
dietary allowances.
36389
Food Industries Hygiene and Safety
2 Cr. Microorganisms and their
relationship to sanitation. Food contamination sources. Personal hygiene and
sanitary food handling. Cleaning compounds for effective sanitation Sanitizers
for effective sanitation. Safety measures in food industry.
36385
Food Engineering Principles 4
Cr. Engineering dimensions and
units. The first and second law of thermodynamics. Tables of saturated and
superheat steam. Mass and energy balance. Fluid flow and fluid handling. Heat
transfer, psychometric chart. Evaporators and drying equipment.
36386
Fundamentals of Food Plant Design
3 Cr. Location and building of
food factories. Equipment and facilities of water, electricity, steam and
illumination of food factories. Material handling in food processing. Food
plant map and layout. Flow diagram and flowchart of food processing. A project
for establishment of food processing plant.
36489
Food Refrigeration and Storage 2
Cr. Chilling and freezing of foods,
building facilities and equipment of cold storage. Post harvest technology and
physiology of food products. Optimum condition for cold storage of fruits and
vegetables. Theory of freezing, effects of freezing on food products Freezing
equipments. Thawing of frozen foods structural building and equipment for grain
storage. Cleaning and fumigation of grain storage.
36281
Dairy Science and Technology 4
Cr. History and definitions.
Mechani-
sm of
milk production and secretion. Physical, chemical and microbiological
properties of milk and dairy products. Milk and dairy plant operations.
Processing and manufacturing of milk and dairy products.
36384
Food Canning 3 Cr. History, location and building of
canneries water and steam in canning plants. Canning operations and equipment.
Raw product specifications. Spoilage and poisoning of canned foods, canned food
standards and specifications. Thermal process calculations.
36485
Principles of Food dehydration 2
Cr. History and development. Water
activity and absorption isotherms in dehydrated foods. Dehydration rate
parameters. Psychometric charts and equipment sun drying of fruits and
vegetables processing and, manufacturing of dehydrated fruits, vegetable, meat
and dairy products.
36387
Beet-Sugar Technology 4 Cr. History and fundamentals.
Physico-chemistry of the beet tare laboratory, beet receiving, storage, flaming
and washing. Beet slicing, extraction, juice purification, clarification &
filtration, ion-exchange and evaporation. Crystallization and separation of
crystals and syrups, granulated sugar packaging lime and carbon dioxide
productions stiffen process, dried pulp. Boiler and electrical power system
waste water regulations. Process control.
36381
Oil and Fat Technology 3 Cr. Structure and composition of fats and
oils. Classification of fats and oils. Handling and storage, extraction
Preparation of animal materials, rendering of animal fat preparation of oil
seeds, mechanical expression of oil, solvent extraction, refining methods.
Preparation of Commercial Lecithin. Bleaching, deodorization, hydrogenation, esterification,
fractionation and winterization, processed cooking and salad oils, shortenings,
packaging of fats and oils, analytical methods.
36388
Analytical Chemistry 3 Cr. Theoretical aspects of analytical
chemistry; acid/base, redox, precipitation and complexometric titrations.
Principles of instrumental analysis, optical spectroscopy, flame photometry,
and atomic absorption polarographic and chromatographic methods.
36287
Food Analysis 3 Cr. Food sampling and preparation. Chemical
analysis of food components; gravimetric, volumetric and acidimetric methods.
Principles and methodology of refractometry, densimetry, polarimetry,
spectrophotometry and chromatography.
36286
Food Chemistry 3 Cr. Chemical and physical properties of food
components; water, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals,
enzymes, food pigments and colorants, flavors and food additives. Browning and
other related reactions.
36484
Fermentation Technology 2
Cr. Definition and history of
fermentation; types of substrates; biochemical cycles in fermentation
processes. Microorganisms used in fermentation processes; by-products of
fermentation processes (alcohol, acetic acid, citric acid, amino acid, ... ).
Genetic engineering of industrials microorganisms.
36151
General Microbiology 3 Cr. Classification, morphology, fine
structure and growth of microorganisms. Physical and chemical properties
effective on microbial growth Genetic, mutation, metabolism and pathogenesis of
microorganisms. Microbial control (chemical and physical agents); relationship
between microbial cell and human.
36289
Food Microbiology 4 Cr. Chemical and physical properties of
foods. Types of microorganisms in foods (bacteria, yeast, mold). Role and
significance of microorganisms in foods (food spoilage, food poisoning, food
production). Methods for identification and enumeration of microorganisms in
foods (chemical, physical, immunological and biological). Methods for food
preservation (Chemical, Physical, Fermentation) .
36482 Meat and Fish Processing
3 Cr.
Meat and meat products composition. Biochemistry and quality of meat.
Processing technology of meat products. Food additives in meat products. Fish
composition, Fish processing technology (freezing, smoking, canning, etc).
Processing of Iranian Caviar.
36280
Food Processing and Preservation Principles
3 Cr. Food
science and technology definition and application. Food composition (water,
carbohydrate, protein, minerals, etc). Food spoilage. Food preservation methods
(freezing, cold storage, concentration, drying and canning). Preservation and
processing of meat and milk products.
GRADUATE PROGRAM
M.Sc. Program
To obtain
M.Sc. degree in Food Science graduate students must take a total of 32 credits
of which 18 credits are the required courses, 6 credits are from the elective
courses, 2 credits are the seminar and 6 credits are the thesis. The following
table is a list of academic staff and their research interests.
Surname & Name Field of Research Interest
DOKHANI Shahram
Food Science and Technology, Food Chemistry
and Analysis, Dehydration of Food,
Dairy Chemistryand Tech., Packaging
KABIR Gholamhossien Food Science and Nutrition
KERAMAT Javad
Food Chemistry and Analysis
SHAHEDI Mohammad Physical Properties of Food, Food Technology
and Post harvest Tech.
SHOKRANI Reza
Food Science and Biotechnology,
Sugar Technology
GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Advanced Food Chemistry 3 Cr. Use of enzymes in food industries,
Mechanisms of browning reactions, enzymic and non-enzymic. Advanced mechanisms
of auto-oxidation and photooxidation. Chemistry of food colorants and flavors,
Rheology and chemistry of food, hydrocolloids, new topics in food chemistry
related to food safety.
Advanced Food Toxicology 3 Cr. Natural toxicants in food, mycotoxins, toxic heavy metals,
evaluation and measurement of pesticide residue and contaminants in foods.
Advanced Food Engineering 3 Cr. Operation process of food production lines, equipment and unit
operation of food production lines, cooling requirements of food products, cost
analysis of food plants, cold storage design.
Biophysical Properties of Agricultural
Products 3 Cr. Physical, electrical, rheological,
thermal and optical properties of food products, equipments and the methods of
determination and application of above properties in food processing plants.
Advanced Food Technology 3 Cr. Thermal process calculations, calculations of drying time, new
product development, new topics in food science.
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
The Department of Horticulture offers the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Horticulture.
Research
Activities
The
department is actively engaged in the three major areas of micropropagation of horticultural crops, vegetable seed production and
technology, environmental factors affecting plant growth and post-harvest
physiology.
Micropropagation is a true to type propagation of selected genotypes
using in vitro culture techniques.
Realizing the potential of the techniques in the world trade of horticultural
commodities, the department has initially directed its research towards
developing protocols for the micropropagation of some horticultural important
ornamentals, fruits and vegetables.
Seed
production from cross-pollinated vegetable crops is the research field currently in full swing in agriculture. This
research team has focused its activities on the factors related to genetic
determination of cultivars, principles of pure seed production including seed
certification, processing, storage and distribution.
Stress
physiology is another major theme pursued by the staff at the department. Cryobiological studies of cold
hardiness in temperate fruit crops with emphasis on breeding for late-blooming
commercial almond and apricot cultivars are under way. Furthermore, among the
ongoing activities of the team are studies on the manipulation of
environmental/cultural conditions to improve cold resistance in several fruit
species. Several research projects have also been carried out on the effects of
soil water deficit and irrigation regimes on deciduous fruit trees including fruit set, yield, and quality .
The considerable qualitative and quantitative
losses in horticultural commodities during handling, transportation and storage
have been the subject of extensive studies. In these studies, the effects of
crop maturity at harvest time, storage conditions, handling, etc. on post- harvest life of fruits and vegetables
have been investigated.
Research and Experimental Facilities
In
addition to a set of greenhouses on the campus, the department's laboratories
are equipped for the type of research outlined above. Some of the major
equipment in the department laboratories includes:
-
Sterile inoculation cabinets
-
Stereo-microscope
- Deep
freezers
-
Freeze dryer
-
Spectrophotometers
-
Rotary evaporator
-
Refractometers
-
Leaf-area meters
-
Incubators
-
Germinators
A number of cold rooms, and growth rooms are
also available for educational and research purposes.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
To obtain B.Sc. degree in Horticulture
undergraduate students must take a total of 135 credits of which 20 credits are
general courses, 32 credits are basic courses, 76 credits are major courses and
7 credits are elective courses.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of
Science in Horticulture
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Semester I (Fall)
19081
Calculus 3
21107 General
Chemistry
3
36100 General Biology
2
36230 General
Horticulture
4
36101 Botany I (Plant
Anatomy & Physiology)
3
- General Courses 4
Semester
II (Spring)
36102 Botany II (Plant
Morphology and Taxonomy) 3
21204 Organic
Chemistry
3
20008 General Physics
2
20009 General Physics
Lab.
1
36240 Introduction to
Soil Science
3
- General Courses 5
Semester
III (Fall)
36264 Meteorology and
Climatology
3
36231 Principles of
Horticulture
3
36263 Genetics
3
36285 General Biochemistry
3
36260 General Agronomy
3
- General Courses 3
Semester
IV (Spring)
36339 Plant Physiology
3
36270 General
Entomology and Pest Control
3
36330 Plant
Propagation
3
36213 Surveying &
Planimetry
3
36266 Probability
3
- General Courses 3
Semester
V (Fall)
36363 Principles of
Plant Breeding
3
36331 Principles of
Vegetable Crop Production
2
36265 General Ecology
3
36290 Farm Machinery
4
36271 Plant Pathology
3
36401 Introduction to
Computer
2
Semester
VI (Spring)
36268 Field-Work
Training
3
36332 Vegetable Crops
4
36333 Temperate Zone
Pomology
4
36211 Irrigation
3
- Elective Courses 3
Semester
VII (Fall)
36341 Soil Fertility
and Fertilizers
3
36336 Small Fruits Production
2
36334 Postharvest
Physiology
3
- Elective Courses 7
- General Courses 3
Semester
VIII (Spring)
36337 Flower &
Vegetable Breeding + Seed Production
3
36335 Floriculture
4
36362 Weeds and Weed
Control
3
36430 Seminar in
Horticulture
1
36280 Agricultural
Product Processing & Conservation
3
- Elective Course 2
- General Courses 2
Elective
Courses
36432 Landscape Design
3
36433 Ornamental Trees
and Shrubs
3
36338 Tropical and
Subtropical Fruits
4
36340 Soil, Water and
Plant Relations
3
36250 Introduction to
Animal Science
3
36220 Agricultural
Economics
3
36267 Experimental
Design in Agriculture I
3
36224 Agricultural
Education
3
Students must take 7 credit hours from
elective courses during assigned terms and also a 2 credit comulsory course of
Horticulture training 36431 during the summer.
UNDERGRADUATE
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
36230
General Horticulture 4 Cr. The impact
of horticulture, classification of horticultural crops, plant growth and
development, plant growth regulators, means of controlling the plant
environment, plant propagation, production methods of some economically
important fruits, vegetables and ornamental crops. Prerequisite : Botany
I(Plant Anatomy & Physiology)36101, Gen. Agronomy 36260.
36231
Principles of Horticulture 3
Cr. Introduction, history and economical value of
horticultural crops, plant classification, plant growth and development,
environmental factors in horticultural growing, plant propagation and nursery management, plant growth
substances, pruning and training, marketing of horticultural crops. Prerequisite : Botany I (Plant Anatomy & Physiology)
36101.
36330 Plant
Propagation 3 Cr. Propagating
structures and media, principles and procedures of propagation by seeds,
physiological and anatomical aspects of asexual propagation, principles and
techniques of cutting, budding, grafting, layering, separation and division,
micropropagation and its general applications. Prerequisite : Principles of
Horticulture 36231 or General Horticulture 36230.
36331
Principles of Vegetable Crop Production
2 Cr. Economic importance and
nutritional value of vegetables, classifying vegetables, environmental factors
on plant growth and development. Principles of : growing plants, hardening and
transplanting, planting in the open, cultivating, rotating, irrigating,
fertilizing, controlling insects and diseases, harvesting, handling, marketing
and storage of vegetable crops. Prerequisite : Principles
of Horticulture 36231.
36332
Vegetable Crops 4 Cr. Plant Characteristics, selecting
cultivars and seed, breeding and improvement, cultural practices, harvesting,
handling and marketing of potherbs, salad crops, cole crops, root crops, bulb
crops, solanaceous fruits, the cucurbits, perennial crops etc.
Prerequisite : Principles of Vegetable Crop Production
36331.
36333
Temperate Zone Pomology 4
Cr. Economic importance and
nutritive value of fruits, classification of fruit species, cultivars, climatic
requirements, cultural practices, orchard establishment, rootstocks,
propagation, pruning and training, nutrition, flowering, pollination and fruit
set, blossom and fruit thinning, harvesting, packing, transportation, storage,
rejuvenation, breeding and improvement of major temperate fruits such as apple,
pear, peach, apricot, plum, cherries, almond etc. Prerequisite
: Plant Propagation 36330.
36334 Postharvest
Physiology 3 Cr.
Introduction, physiology and biochemistry of fruits and vegetables, postharvest
change and the loss of nutritive value, ripening and senescence of fruits and
vegetables. Ethylene and postharvest physiology. Storage atmosphere, commodity
treatments, packaging, transportation. Manipulation of postharvest physiology
to extend storage life.
Prerequisite : Plant Physiology 36339.
36335
Floriculture 4 Cr. Bedding plant production, commercial
flowering pot plants, planning or timing of major cut flower production under
controlled conditions including; chrysanthemums, carnations, roses and
gladioli. Foliage plants of commercial value, turfgrass culture and management,
plant disorders related to the greenhouse environment. Prerequisite : Plant Propagation 36330.
36336 Small Fruits
Production 2 Cr. History,
definitions and classification, botany, formation of reproductive structures,
physiology of flowering, pollination and fruit set, fruit growth and
development, cultural practices, propagation, nutrition, planting systems,
pruning and training, harvesting, storage and application of growth regulators
in quality and quantity of small fruit crops such as grapes, strawberries,
raspberries, blueberries, currants, gooseberries and kiwifruit. Prerequisite : Principles of Horticulture 36231.
36337
Flower and Vegetable Breeding and Seed Production 3Cr. Introduction, seed morphology and
development, mode of reproduction, pollination systems and breeding techniques,
flowering, its modification for hybrid seed production, bolting, seed setting,
effect of environmental factors on seed quality, genetic purity, isolation
requirements, rouging, selection procedure, release and multiplication of
cultivar and hybrid seeds, seed quality control systems, seed certification
rules and regulations, seed testing, seed storage and seed processing in
flowers and vegetables. Prerequisite
: Principles of Plant Breeding
36363.
36338
Tropical and Subtropical Fruits 4
Cr. Origin, evaluation and
distribution, botany and taxonomy, flowering, pollination and fruit set, climatic
requirements, propagation, cultivars, nutrition, rootstocks, orchard
management, blossom and fruit thining, harvesting, grading, cooling, packing,
storage and important pest and diseases related to the cultivation of major
tropical and subtropical fruits such as date, banana, mango, papaw, pineapple,
citrus, olive, fig, pomegranate and pistachio. Prerequisite : Principles of
Horticulture 36231.
36339
Plant Physiology 3 Cr. The organization of plant cells, water
relation of the whole plant, plant and minerals, root and nutrient uptake,
photosynthesis, respiration, translocation and distribution of
photoassimilates, the physiology of plant under stress. Prerequisite : Botany I
36101, Botany II 6102.
36430
Seminar in Horticulture 1 Cr. Current horticultural topics are selected
by individual members of the class which are asked to prepare a paper and
present in a general session.
36431
Horticultural Training 2 Cr. Students should spend an eight weeks
training in a horticultural institute or industry in the summer before
beginning the fourth year.
36432
Landscape Design 3 Cr. History of landscape design, elements and
principles of visual form, landscape design elements with emphasis on
functional use of plants, landscape design process.
Prerequisite : Ornamental Trees and
Shrubs 36433.
36433
Ornamental Trees and Shrubs 3
Cr. Plant growth and form with
emphasis on the structural strength and taper development, plant selection for
environmental use : adaptation and longevity, growth habit and quality, plant
appearance, physical and chemical control of plants, planting in difficult
sites, plants recommended for specific purposes.
Prerequisite : Principles of Horticulture 36231, Botany
II (Plant Morphology and Taxonomy)
36102.
DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION
Department of Irrigation offers degrees both at undergraduate (B.Sc.) and graduate (M.Sc.) levels.
Research
Activities
The
research interests of the department include irrigation systems design, drainage, water resources hydrology,
hydrometeorology and hydraulics.
The surge flow method is a new method of irrigation which has been studied by the department. Results from both
field and model studies have revealed higher application efficiency in favor of
the surge flow in comparison with the conventional methods practiced locally.
Studies are now in process on improving the efficiency of irrigation systems by
automating the surge flow method. If automated, the surge flow can replace the
more expensive sprinkling or trickle irrigation systems in most environments.
In the area of pressurized irrigation systems , the studies are mainly
concentrated on the design and evaluation of trickle and sprinkling irrigation
systems under various conditions in order to improve irrigation efficiencies.
The staff are also involved in surface and sub-surface drainage studies such as the causes for drainage problems,
water table fluctuations and designing surface drainage channels under
uncertainty.
Activities in water resources hydrology are mainly centered around
regionalization of peak discharge estimates of rivers, flood management,
rainwater storage design, analysis of sedimentation of reservoirs, urban storm
water management, rainfall-runoff relationships, effects of irrigation regimes
on crop yield, water stress, calibration of computer models, evapotranspiration
losses in irrigation canals and optimization of sediment removal from
irrigation canals.
The hydrometeorological
studies such as drought forecasting and
relationships between sea surface temperature and rainfall depth are
also among the major interests of the staff.
In the area of hydraulics , the studies are mainly concentrated on the computation
and mathematical modeling of turbulent flows, laminar flows, water flow through
pipe lines and hydraulics of sediments.
Research Facilities
There are
four laboratories equipped with educational and experimental facilities in the
department. The equipments provided are:
-
Adjustable slope flow channel
- Water
measurement devices
-
Hydraulic measurement devices
-
Infiltration apparatus with constant and variable heads
-
Neutron meter, capable of measuring both soil moisture content and soil bulk density at various depths
- Soil
moisture characteristic apparatus
-
Recycling furrow infiltrometer
-
Constant-head water delivery system to furrows
-
Piezometer installation equipment for shallow water table
-
Shallow well pumping test equipment for measuring soil hydraulic
conductivity above the water table
- Auger
hole test apparatus for measuring soil hydraulic conductivity below the water table
- Soil moisture measurement
devices
- Automatic
groundwater level recorder
-
Portable water test kits
-
Surveying levels
-
Theodolites
-
Plannimeters.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
To obtain
a B.Sc. degree in Irrigation undergraduate students must take a total of 135
credits of which 20 credits are general courses, 31 credits are basic courses,
75 credits are compulsory courses and 9 credits are elective courses.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of
Science in Agricultural Engineering, Major Irrigation
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Semester I (Fall)
36401
Introduction to Computer 2
36110 Technical
Drawing I
2
36140 Geology
3
20008 General Physics
2
20009 General Physics
Lab.
1
21107 General
Chemistry
3
Semester
II (Spring)
36101 Botany
3
19101 Calculus I
3
36240 Introduction to
Soil Science
3
36264 Meteorology
& Climatology
3
- General Courses 3-5
Semester
III (Fall)
36260 General Agronomy
3
20101 Physics
Mechanics
2
19092 Calculus II
3
36214 Statics
3
36266 Probability
3
- General Courses 3-5
Semester
IV (Spring)
36218 Fluid Mechanics
3
19093 Calculus III
3
36215 Strength of
Materials
3
36230 Horticultural
Science
4
36213 Surveying &
Planimetry
3
36211 Irrigation
3
Semester
V (Fall)
36314 Surface Water
Hydrology
3
36216 Soil Mechanics
3
36319 Hydraulics
3
36311 Drainage
Principles
2
36412 Pumps and
Pumping Stations
2
- General Courses 3-5
Semester
VI (Spring)
36317 Advanced
Surveying
3
36410 Open Channel
Hydraulics
2
36315 Ground Water
Resources
3
36318 Rural Water
Supply
2
36268 Field Work
Training
3
36312 Drainage
Engineering
3
Semester
VII (Fall)
36301 Engineering
Economics
2
36313 Irrigation
Systems Design
3
36316 Water Conveyance
Structures Design I
3
36413 Irrigation
Project
1
36267 Experimental Design
in Agriculture
3
- Elective Courses 3-6
Semester
VIII (Spring)
36411 Soil and Water
Conservation
2
36262 Cereal Crops
3
36217 Construction
Materials & Methods
2
- Elective Courses 3-6
Elective
Courses
36415 Water Conveyance
Structures Design II
3
36219 Engineering
Hydrology
2
36416 Water Resources
Management
2
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
36211
Irrigation 3 Cr. Sources for irrigation water, water supply,
water conveyance, water measurements, soil, water and plant relationships,
irrigation interval, irrigation time, irrigation efficiencies and methods of
irrigation.
Prerequisite : General Agronomy 36260,
Calculus I 19101, Introduction to Soil Science 36240.
36311 Drainage
Principles 2 Cr. The basic
concepts of drainage, the need for drainage, field methods for measuring soil
hydraulic conductivity, water table studies, hydrological studies and drainage
methods.
Prerequisite : Surveying and Planimetry 36213 and
Irrigation 36211.
36312
Drainage Engineering 3 Cr. Water balance and salt balance study, the
theory of drains, steady state and unsteady state water flow towards drains,
surface drainage and subsurface drainage. Prerequisite
: Drainage Principles 36311,
Hydraulics 36319, and Surface Water Hydrology 36314.
36313
Irrigation Systems Design 3
Cr. Water quality, evaluation of different
irrigation systems, surface irrigation system design, sprinkling irrigation
system design and trickle irrigation system design.
Prerequisite : Irrigation 36211, Advanced Surveying
36317 and Hydraulics 36319.
36318
Rural Water Supply 2 Cr. Definitions, the importance of rural water
supply, the components of the system, the computations of the amount of water
needed and water supply, surface and underground water resources, the reservoir
computations and the system layout.
Prerequisite : Pump and Pumping Stations 36412 and
Hydraulics 36319.
36411
Soil and Water Conservation 2
Cr. Water erosion, factors affecting erosion, kinds
of water erosions, methods of preventing erosion, flood erosion, wind erosion,
water erosion, methods of preventing wind and water erosions. Prerequisite : Advanced Surveying 36317.
36412
Pumps and Pumping Stations 2
Cr. Various pumps including centrifugal,
rotodynamics, displacement and propeller type pumps, the computations for each
pump based on momentum theory, specific speed and cavitation in centrifugal
pumps, the theory of flow in pumps, pump selection, head-discharge
characteristics and the design of pumping stations.
36213
Surveying & Planimetry 3 Cr. Introduction to surveying, reference
surfaces, levelling, azimuth, bearing, horizontal and vertical angles, polygons
and planimetry, thaceometry, areas, volumes, contour lines, land grading,
profiles. Prerequisite : Probability 36266.
36315
Ground Water Resources 3
Cr. Occurrence and movement of ground water,
aquifers, Laplace equation, steady flow, unsteady flow, hydrodynamic constants,
well design, well drilling methods, well screens, ghanats, springs. Prerequisite : Geology 36140, Irrigation 36211.
36314
Surface Water Hydrology 3
Cr. Hydrologic cycle, general hydrome- teorology,
watersheds, discharge measurements in rivers, hydrographs, rainfall-runoff
relationships, unit hydrograph and its derivation.
Prerequisite : Meteorology 36264, Probability 36266,
Fluid Mechanics 36218.
36317
Advanced Surveying 3 Cr. Coordinate systems, theory of errors,
polygonometry, topographic maps, thaceometry, land grading methods, horizontal
and vertical curves, aerial photo-interpretation.
Prerequisite : Surveying and Planimetry 36213.
36264
Meteorology and Climatology 3
Cr. The nature of atmosphere, energy
balance of atmosphere, air temperature, humidity, stable and unstable air,
cloud and storm, air pressure, the theory of wind, air mass and fronts,
analysis of atmospheric data, climatological parameters and model studies.
Prerequisite : General Physics 20008.
36218
Fluid Mechanics 3
Cr. Physical properties of fluid, dimensional
analysis, hydrostatic pressure, submergence, continuity equation, Bernulli
equation, momentum equation and their applications, Euller equation and its
application, energy equation, kinematic energy factor, laminar flow, turbulent
flow, head loss. Prerequisite : Calculus I 19101 and Calculus II 19092.
36319
Hydraulics 3 Cr. The concepts, fluid properties (liquids
and gases), hydrostatics, computations of pressure and forces, liquid flow,
continuity, momentum and energy equations, their applications, design of
siphon, spillway, orifice and pump, water measurements, hydrodynamics, flow
network, equipotential and flow lines. Prerequisite
: Fluid Mechanics 36218 and Statics
36214.
36410
Open Channel Hydraulics 3
Cr. Liquid flow, flow types, flow regime, flow
equations, flow in open channel, the concept of energy in open channel flow,
subcritical flow, critical flow, supercritical flow, conditions for critical
flow, application of momentum equation in open channel flow, flow friction,
analysis of flow, steady state and unsteady state flow. Prerequisite : Hydraulics
36319.
36316
Water Conveyance Structures Design I
3 Cr. Introduction, site study,
estimation of water requirement for irrigation, land use, methods of irrigation,
distribution network, channel path and capacity, hydraulic computation of
channels, channel cross-section, type of channel, design of conveyance
structures such as chute, fall, siphon and culvert. Prerequisite : Open Channel
Hydraulics 36410 and Advanced Surveying
36317 and Soil Mechanics 36216.
36415
Water Conveyance Structures Design II
3 Cr. Design of diversion dam,
basic study, site selection, geotechnical study of dam site, depth of alluvium,
hydrologycal study, estimating maximum flood, determination of dam site,
spillway shapes, design of stilling basin, sediment basin and design of system
network. Prerequisite : Water Conveyance Structures Design I
36316.
GRADUATE PROGRAM
M.Sc. Program
To obtain
M.Sc. degree in Irrigation and Drainage graduate students must take a total of
32 credits of which 19 credits are the required courses, 7 credits are from the
elective courses, 1 credit is the seminar and 6 credits are the thesis. The following table is a list of academic
staff and their research interests.
Surname & Name Field of Research
Interest
ABEDI-KOUPAI Jahangir
Hydraulic Structures and Flow Through
Porous Media
ESLAMIAN Saeed
Water Resources Hydrology
HEIDARPOUR Manouchehr Hydraulics and Hydraulics of Sediments
MOSTAFAZADEH Behrooz Irrigation Systems Design, Drainage
MOUSAVI S. Farhad Water Resources
GRADUATE
COURSES
Curriculum for the Degree of Master of Science
in Agricultural Engineering Major Irrigation
& Drainage
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
19710
* Engineering Mathematics 3
36622 * Water
Resources Engineering
3
36514 * Advanced Soil,
Water and Plant Relationships 3
36628 * Trickle
Irrigation
2
36512 * Surface
Irrigation
2
36682 * Sprinkling
Irrigation
2
36621 * Open Channel
Flow Hydraulics
3
36635 Hydraulics of
Sediments 3
36533 * Seminar I
1
36627 * Advanced
Drainage
3
36513
Hydrometeorology 2
36629 Porous Media
Flow 3
- * Thesis Research 6
GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
36628
Trickle Irrigation 2 Cr. Concept, the components of the trickle
irrigation system, soil and water relationships in trickle irrigation, the
layout of the system, pressure, discharge, uniformity, head loss, efficiency,
design of laterals, design of manifolds, design of main pipe and system
capacity.
36512 Surface
Irrigation 2 Cr. Concept, land leveling,
design of level basin, design of border, design of furrow, evaluation of
different methods of surface irrigation systems, losses, uniformities and
efficiencies.
36682
Sprinkling Irrigation 2
Cr. Concept, different methods of sprinkling
irrigation, the layout of the system, evaluation, design of laterals, design of
sub-main pipes, design of main pipes, center pivot design and pump
characteristics.
36627
Advanced Drainage 3 Cr. Steady state drainage, unsteady state
drainage, seepage losses, drainage coefficient, computations for surface and
subsurface drainage, drainage water quality and reuse for irrigation system,
management of irrigation and drainage systems and economic evaluation of
drainage system.
36622
Water Resources Engineering 3
Cr. Ground water flow, ground water
exploration, dam site selection, geotechnique of dams, reservoir operation,
hydroelectric, flood control structures, river engineering, flood-plain
management, water quality, ground water pollution, environmental protection,
water and wastewater treatment, optimum water resources utilization.
36635
Hydraulics of Sediments 3 Cr. Erosion, sediment transportation
mechanisms, formulas for calculation of sediment transport, sediment
measurement in rivers and canals, reservoir sedimentation, design of stable
channels, local scour. Prerequisite
: Open Channel Flow Hydraulics 36621.
36621
Open Channel Flow Hydraulics 3 Cr. The use of continuity, momentum and
energy equations in open channel flow, boundary layer theory and its
application, gradually varied flow, water surface profile, hydraulic jump, the
characteristics method for wave equation, flood routing in dam reservoirs and
flood routing in rivers.
36513
Hydrometeorology 2 Cr. Evaporation, wind, and snow. Different methods
of estimating maximum precipitation and maximum flood. Flood and precipitation
changes with respect to time and space. Depth-area-duration curve. Intensity -
duration - frequency curve.
Prerequisite : Water Resources Engineering 36622.
36629
Porous Media Flow 3 Cr. Equations for underground flow, unsteady flow,
porosity, hydrodynamic dispersion, unsaturated flow, gas, heat and liquid flow
through soil, radial flow, elastic storage of aquifers, Green equation,
computer and numerical solutions for porous media equations.
Prerequisite : Water Resources Engineering 36622.
DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PROTECTION
The Department of Plant Protection offers the degrees of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Plant Protection and Master of
Science (M.Sc.) in Entomology.
Research
Activities
Research
activities by the faculty at the department of plant protection can be
classified into the two major areas of agricultural
entomology and plant pathology . The objectives in these activities include
strategies and tactics for managing insect pests and plant diseases. Emphasis
is laid on the manipulation of pest and beneficial species and their population
in agricultural environment; studying the ecology of insects, taxonomy and
biology of insects, and their behavior; etiology of crop losses; plant-pathogen
interactions; and pathogenicity with special emphasis on molecular aspects with
the aim of developing innovative approaches to pest and disease control.
The department has put efforts into
supervising research of a multi-disciplinary nature which has brought together
the diversity of interests within the department with the issues of concern to
the consumers of research outside the university. Below is a list of the
projects conducted or currently under study by the faculty:
-
Determining the role of pollinating insects in different crops
-
Identification of Arthropoda fauna and pest control management
-
Prey-predator interactions
-
Identification and investigation of plant viral, bacterial and Fungal diseases
-
Investigation of methods for producing healthy potato seeds.
Research Facilities
In
addition to the facilities available to all the departments at the faculty of
agriculture, the department of plant protection has at its disposal six
laboratories equipped with educational and experimental equipment, the most
important being:
-
Stereo-microscopes
-
Various kinds of microscopes (e.g., multifunction microscopes)
- Low
and ultra-speed centrifuge
-
Laminar air flows
- Ovens
-
Autoclaves
-
Incubators.
-
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Facilities.
UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAM
Undergraduate
students must take 20 credits in general courses, 35 credits in basic courses,
74 credits in compulsory courses and 6 credits in elective courses (total 135
credits) to obtain B.Sc. in Plant Protection.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of
Science in Agricultural Eng. , Major Plant Protection
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Semester I (Fall)
36101
Botany I 3
20008 General Physics
2
20009 General Physics
Lab.
1
20107 General
Chemistry
3
36100 General Biology
2
- General Courses 5
Semester
II (Spring)
36102 Botany II
3
19099 Mathematics
3
36240 Introduction to
Soil Science
3
21204 Organic
Chemistry
3
36150 Zoology
3
- General Courses 3
Semester
III (Fall)
36263 Genetics
3
36285 Biochemistry
3
36264 Meteorology and
Climatology
3
36260 General Agronomy
3
36266 Probability
3
- General Courses 2
Semester
IV (Spring)
36230 Horticultural
Science
4
36265 General Ecology
3
36220 Agricultural
Economics
3
36270 General
Entomology and Pest Control
3
36271 Plant Pathology
3
- General Courses 2
Semester
V (Fall)
36273 Mycology
3
36272 Entomology
3
36375 Principles of
Pest Management
3
36290 Farm Machinery
4
- General Courses 2
Semester
VI (Spring)
36270 Major Insect
Pests of Field Crops
3
36371 Major Field Crop
Diseases
3
36262 Cereal Crops
3
36267 Experimental
Design in Agriculture I
3
36268 Field Work
Training
3
- General Courses 2
- Elective * Courses 3
Semester
VII (Fall)
36471 Training in
Plant Protection
3
36376 Toxicology
3
36211 Irrigation
3
36470 Plant Protection
Seminar
1
36401 Introduction to
Computer Science
2
- General Courses 2
- Elective Courses 5
Semester
VIII (Spring)
36372 Major Insect
Pests of Fruit Trees
3
36373 Major Fruit Tree
Diseases
3
36374 Major Insect
Pest and Diseases of
3
Vegetables and Ornamentals
36377 Chemical Control
Technology
1
36362 Weeds and Weed
Control
3
- General Courses 2
- Elective * Courses 3
Elective
Courses
36472 Acarology
2
36473 Nematology
2
36474 Pollinator
Insects and Honey Bees
2
36475 Principles of
Insect Classification
2
36476 Viral and
Bacterial Diseases of Plants
2
36477 Physiological
Diseases of Plants
1
36244 Agricultural
Education
3
36378 Stored Product
Pests
2
- Other advanced Courses -
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
36270
General Entomology and Pest Control
3 Cr.
General insect morpho- logy, anatomy,
physiology and classification of insects to order level, and biology of
representative pests in relation to pest control.
36271
Plant Pathology 3 Cr. This course concerns plant disease concepts,
terminology, classes of causal infectious and noninfectious agents to
understand how plants get infected, resist and defend themselves and how to
control these diseases. Prerequisite : Botany
36101 and Botany 36102.
36272
Entomology 3 Cr. Insect morphology and anatomy, introductory
lectures in insect physiology, principles and methods of classification of
insects to family level with emphasis on their identification.
Prerequisite : Zoology 36150 and
General Entomology 36270.
36273
Mycology 3 Cr. This course focuses on fungal world,
terminologies, morphology, biology, physiology, cytogenetics, ontogeny and
classification of fungi. Prerequisite : Botany
36101 and Botany 36102.
36370
Major Insect Pests of Field Crops 3
Cr. Identification, biology and
control of economic insects on field crops, with emphasis on key pests. Prerequisite : Entomology 36270.
36371
Major Field Crop Diseases 3
Cr. Discusses important cereal
(wheat, barley, rice, corn, etc), industrial (cotton, sugar beet, sugar cane,
etc), and legume diseases. Their distribution, economical importance and how to
control these diseases. Prerequisite : Plant
Pathology 36271.
36372
Major Insect Pests of Fruit Trees 3
Cr. Classification, morphology, biology,
damage and management strategies of fruit tree pests with emphasis on deciduous
tree fruits, citrus, nuts and small fruits.
Prerequisite : Entomology 36270.
36373
Major Fruit Tree diseases 3
Cr. Studies the major diseases of puma fruits, stone
fruits, grapes, berries, citrus plants, nuts, olives, tea and date-palm. Their
distribution, epidemiology, economical importance and methods of how to control
these diseases. Prerequisite : Plant
Pathology 36271.
36374
Major Insect Pests and Diseases of Vegetables and Ornamental Plants
3 Cr. Economic importance, bioecology,
epidemiology, classification and measures of prevention and control of the
important pests and diseases of vegetables and ornamental plants.
Prerequisites : Entomology 36270, Plant
Pathology 36271.
36375
Principles of Pest Management 3
Cr. Applied ecology of pests and
diseases, economic threshold, epidemiology, forecasting, use of resistant
plants and other control tactics for pests and diseases.
Prerequisite : Entomology 36270, Plant
Pathology 36271, Ecology 36265.
36376
Toxicology 3 Cr. Chemical composition and reaction of
insecticides on insect pests, fungicides and other pesticides, their use and
safety application. Prerequisite : Biochemistry
36285, Entomology 36270, Plant Pathology 36271.
36377
Chemical Control Technology 1
Cr. Sprayers, dusters, mistblowers
etc, and their use in plant protection. The effect of droplet size, time of
spraying, drifts etc. Prerequisite : Toxicology
36276.
36470
Plant Protection Seminar 1
Cr. Students select scientific
topics in the field of plant protection, do literature search, presentation and
group discussion. Prerequisite : Fourth
Year Standing.
36471
Training in Plant Protection 2
Cr. Students will be introduced to
one of the agricultural organizations for training in the field of agriculture
and plant protection. Prerequisite : Third
Year Standing.
36470
Stored Product Pests 2
Cr. General definition of stored products.
Economic importance of stored products in Iran, classification and biology of
insects associated with stored products, control measures and fumigation
practices in warehouses and silos. Prerequisite
: Entomology 36272.
36472
Acarology 3 Cr. Phylogeny, classification, morphology and
biology of acari with emphasis on identification and control of economic
important species. Prerequisite : Zoology
36150.
36473
Nematology 2 Cr. Morphology, anatomy, physiology and biology of
nematodes. Identification of plant Parasitic nematodes. Different control
methods will be discussed. Prerequisite
: Zoology 36150.
36474
Pollinator Insects and Honey Bees
2 Cr. Classification, morphology
and biology of insect pollinators with emphasis on bees and their efficient
agricultural use. Biology and behavior of honey bees, colony management for
production and utilization in agriculture. Prerequisite
: Entomology 36272.
36475
Principles of Insect Classification
2 Cr. History and principles of
insect classification, phylogeny of insects and other arthropods.
Prerequisite : Entomology 36272.
36477
Physiological Diseases of Plants 1
Cr. Discusses physiological
disorders due to excess or deficiencies of macro and micro nutrients, heat and
cold effects, chemical toxicities, excess and deficiencies of water,
unfavorable pH and air pollution, their symptoms, importance and how to control
them. Prerequisite : Plant Pathology
36271.
36476
Viral and Bacterial Diseases of Plants
2 Cr. Discusses viral and
bacterial terminologies, general characteristics, transmission methods and
symptoms of viral and bacterial diseases, their epidemiology, economical
importance and how to control them. Prerequisite
: Plant Pathology 36271.
GRADUATE PROGRAM
M.Sc. Program
To obtain
M.Sc. degree in Entomology, graduate students must take 32 credits from , of
which 22 credits are the required courses, 3 credits are from the elective
courses, 1 credit is the seminar and 6 credits are for the thesis. The following table is a list of academic
staff and their research interests.
Surname & Name Field of Research
Interest
AHOONMANESH Ali
Plant Virology, Mycology
BAHAR Masoud
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
EBADI Rahim
Agricultural Entomology, Insect Morphology
& Physiology, Apiculture, Pollination
HATAMI Bijan
Biological Control, Insect Ecology
SEYEDOLESLAMI Hossain Insect Pest Management, Biologyical Control
Elective Courses for the Degree of Master of
Science in Agriculture
Major Entomology
Research
Methods in Agricultural Entomology
Insect Behavior
Insect Vector Plant Relationship
Systematic of Immature Insects, Aquatic
Insects
Insect-Plant Resistance
Biometry, Nematology, Physiology of Weeds and
Herbicides, Rodents, Special Problems and
Seminars.
GRADUATE
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
36551
Insect Ecology 3 Cr. Trophic
relationships, populations and population dynamics of predators and parasites,
ecological genetics, coexistence and competition, communities and distribution,
etc.
36554
Biological Control of Insects 2
Cr. Philosophy and fundamental principles of
biological control, classical and applied biological control. Lectures on
biology, behavior and other characteristics of predators, parasites parasitoids
and pathogens. Prerequisite : Insect
Ecology.
36596 Pest
Management 2 Cr. Advanced lectures on
principles of integrated pest management such as ecological basis of IPM,
economic threshold, crop loss assessment, monitoring and modern insect control
tactics.
Prerequisite : Ecology 36551.
36555
Advanced Acarology 3 Cr. Classification of chelicerata and their
phylogenic relationships, relation of acari to other animals and plants.
Identification of acari to family and Genus level.
36533
Seminar I 1 Cr. Literature search on a topic by students,
presentation of seminar and group discussions.
36550
Insect Morphology 3 Cr. Evolution of the arthropod structures,
metamorphosis, cephalization and tagmosis, structure of insect egg and
embryonic development, integument and muscles, head and its appendages with
emphasis on mouth parts, structure of thorax, abdomen and their appendages,
structure of alimentary canal, respiratory system, circulatory system, fat
body, nervous system, reproductive system and sense organs.
36595
Insect Systematic 3 Cr. Theory and philosophy of insect taxonomy,
phylogeny of insect orders, kinds of insect identification keys and their
construction. Principles and methods of classification of insect orders up to
family and subfamily levels, identification of insect samples up to species
level. Prerequisite : Insect
Morphology 36550.
36553
Insect Physiology 3 Cr. Insects nutrition, digestion and
absorption, hemolymph, blood circulation and functions, molting and cuticulae
formation, functions of cuticule, insect respiration, excretion and
reproduction, physiology of nervous system and sense organs and functions of
hormones.
Prerequisite : Insect Morphology 36550.
36524
Advanced Toxicology 3 Cr. Principles and methods of bioassay,
mechanism of effect and metabolism of pesticides, resistant mechanism of
insects to pesticides, synergism and antagonism by pesticides, pesticide
residues in food and environment, formulation technology of pesticides,
pesticide regulation and laws, different methods for determination of LD50,
LC50, LT50 and residue determination. Prerequisite
: Insect Physiology 36553.
DEPARTMENT
OF SOIL SCIENCE
Department of Soil Science offers degrees at both undergraduate (B.Sc.) and graduate
(M.Sc. and Ph.D.) levels.
Research
Activities
The
uniqueness of the soil conditions in central Iran has provided the Department
of Soil Science with ample opportunities for novel research as well as a myriad
of problems in agriculture and desert management to tackle. Soils in central
Iran are generally characterized by low organic matter, high lime content,
alkaline pH and high salt content. Better understanding of the biological,
chemical and physical properties of these soils is the key to practice proper
management aimed for the development of sustainable agricultural programs in
the region.
Research activities in the department of Soil
Science cluster around three major areas of Soil Chemistry and Fertility, Pedology and Soil
Physics and Soil Conservation .
The studies in the department regarding Soil Chemistry include plant nutrient availability in calcareous and
gypsiferous soils and their chemistry, soil testing, surface and groundwater
quality and pollution, chemistry of salt- affected soils, land disposal of
solid and liquid wastes, and sediment contamination of surface water.
In the area of Pedology , emphasis has been placed on research into the genesis,
morphology, and classification of the arid and semi-arid soils in central Iran
with special interest in calcareous, gypsiferous and salt-affected soils.
Several research projects have been devoted to soil mapping, land evaluation,
and sustainability. Some recent work on mineralogy and micromorphology has
enhanced understanding of the soil characteristics in the region. Several
studies have also been conducted as part of cooperation with the College of
Natural Resources on desert management.
Soil
Physics research has been carried out on the effects of tillage
practices on soil physical and
hydrologycal properties, as well as on crop root morphological characteristics.
The effects of organic amendments on soil compaction and the impacts of
deforestation on soil physico-chemical properties have been the subject of
research by the group. Due to the prevailing desert conditions in the region,
attention has been recently paid to the effects of tillage on soil-plant
available water.
The department is planning to focus research
activities on applying soil studies to desert management, particularly to
controlling wind erosion. The department is taking benefit of remote sensing
and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in soil science studies. In the area
of soil physics, the department is concerned with modeling solute transport in
salt affected soils.
The new trends being developed in soil
chemistry include micronutrient chemistry, soil testing, heavy metals
adsorption and desorption, selenium status in soils, plants and water bodies in
the region, and the chemistry of waterlogged soils.
Research Facilities
The
department is equipped with the following facilities for research and education
in the areas mentioned above:
- X-Ray
Differactometer (XRD)
-
Petrographic Microscope
-
Equipment for thin section preparation
-
Pressure Membrane Apparatus
- Time
Domain Reflectometry (TDR)
-
Hydraulic Conductivity Measurement Apparatus
-
Aggregate Size Distribution Apparatus
-
Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
- Flame
Emission Spectrometer
- UV
Visible Spectrometer
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
To obtain
a B.Sc. degree in Soil Science, undergraduate students must take a total of
135-140 credits of which 20 credits are general courses, 36 credits are basic
courses, 70 credits are compulsory courses and 9-14 credits are elective
courses.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of
Science in Agriculture,
Major Soil
Science
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Semester I (Fall)
36140 Geology
3
36101 Botany I (Plant
Anatomy & Physiology)
3
36100 General Biology
2
21107 General Chemistry
3
Semester
II (Spring)
36102 Botany II (Plant
Morphology and Taxonomy) 3
21204 Organic
Chemistry
3
20008 General Physics
2
36151 General
Microbiology
3
19081 Calculus
3
20009 General Physics
Lab.
1
Semester
III (Fall)
36213 Surveying &
Planimetry
3
36260 General Agronomy
3
36264 Meteorology and
Climatology
3
36266 Probability and
Statistics
3
36240 Introduction to
Soil Science
3
Semester
IV (Spring)
36211 Irrigation
3
36290 Farm Machinery
4
36401 Introduction to
Computer
2
36285 General
Biochemistry
3
Semester
V (Fall)
36388 Analytical
Chemistry in Agriculture
3
36342 Soil Physics
3
36346 Soil Biology
3
36265 General Ecology
3
36341 Soil Fertility
and Fertilizers
3
Semester
VI (Spring)
36343 Soil Chemistry
3
36262 Cereal Crops
3
36310 Fundamentals of
Drainage
3
36268 Field-Work
Training
3
36230 Horticultural
Science
3
Semester
VII (Fall)
36340 Soil Water and
Plant Relations
3
36345 Soil Genesis and
Classification
3
36440 Soil Science
Project
1
36347 Soil Erosion and
Conservation
3
Semester
VIII (Spring)
36442 Plant Nutrition
2
36349 Soil Surveying
2
36348 Soil and Land
Evaluation
2
36267 Experimental
Design in Agriculture I
3
36344 Saline and Sodic
Soils
3
Elective
Courses
36443 Soil Geography
2
36444 Soil and Water
Pollution
2
36445 Radioisotops in
Soil Science
2
36400 Computer
Programming
3
36261 Crop Production
3
36360 Range Management
3
36224 Agricultural
Education and Extension
3
36220 Agricultural
Economics
3
36271 Plant Pathology
3
36270 General
Entomology and Pest Control
3
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
36343
Soil Chemistry 3 Cr. Chemistry
of solid and liquid phases of soils including chemical composition and
structure of organic colloids and inorganic soil minerals, cation and anion
exchange in soil, oxidation and reduction in soil, chemical weathering and soil
reaction. Prerequisite : Analytical
Chemistry 21133
36345
Soil Genesis and Classification 3
Cr. Morphology of soils, weathering
and soil formation, soil forming factors, historical development of soil
classification, modern soil classification, diagnostic surface and subsurface
horizons, orders, suborders and great groups. Prerequisite : Geology 36140; Ecology 36245 and Introduction to Soil Science 36240
36347 Soil
Conservation 3 Cr. Man and soil
erosion, geological and accelerated erosion, forms of erosion, erosivity of
rainfall, erodibility of soils, runoff, principles of mechanical protection.
Prerequisite : Surveying &
Planimetry 36213
36348
Soil and Land Evaluation 2
Cr. Assumptions, present limitations of soil,
salinity, alkalinity, topography, erosion and drainage, present potential land
evaluation for irrigation, dry farming, range and forestry. Standard land types
in Iran.
36346
Soil Biology 3 Cr. Soil as a habitat for organisms and their
reactions, component of soil biota, occurrence and distribution of soil
organisms, cycles of nutrients (N, P, S, ... )in soil. Prerequisite : General Microbiology 36151
36442
Plant Nutrition 2 Cr. Introduction, history of plant nutrition,
biochemical cycle of elements in nature, media for plant nutrition, essential
elements, role of essential elements in plants, study of toxicity and
deficiency of elements in plants. Prerequisite
: Soil Fertility; Fertilizers 36341
36344
Saline and Sodic Soils 3 Cr. Introduction and history, chemistry of
salt-affected soils and waters, sources
of salinity and sodicity in nature and agricultural soils (natural and
anthropogenic salinity), reclamation of salt-affected soils, crop salt
tolerance. Prerequisite : Introduction
to Soil Science 36240
36340
Soil Water and Plant Relations 3
Cr. Soil and water properties,
movement of water from soil to atmosphere through plant. The forces and
resistances.
Prerequisite : Introduction to Soil
Science 36240; Irrigation 36211
36240
Introduction to Soils 3 Cr. Soil physical, chemical, biological,
morphological and mineralogical properties. Soil formation and classification. Prerequisite : General Chemistry 21107
36342
Soil Physics 3 Cr. Soil physical properties, soil texture and
structure, movement of water, air, heat, and solutes through soil. Forces and
resistances. Prerequisite : Introduction
to Soil Science 36240
36445
Radioisotopes in Soil Science 2
Cr. Introduction to nuclear chemistry and
radioactive measuring instruments, use of radioisotopic methods in measuring
soil moisture, solute transport, organic matter turnover, soil erosion, and
fertilizer uptake. Prerequisite : Introduction
to Soil Science 36240
36444
Soil and Water Pollution 2
Cr. Introduction to environmental science.
Discussion of major environmental problems, population rise, deforestation and
greenhouse effect. Soil and water pollution by fertilizer and pesticides.
Effect of organic amendments on soil pollution. Air pollution. Environmental
risk assessment.
Prerequisite : Analytical Chemistry
36388
36341
Soil Fertility and Fertilizers 3
Cr. Growth and factors affecting it,
nutrients required for plant growth, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in
soil, sulfur and micronutrients, soil fertility evaluation, fertilizers
recommendation and application, chemical and organic fertilizers.
Prerequisite : Introduction to Soil
Science 36240
36349
Soil Surveying 2 Cr. Field study techniques used in making a soil
map for agricultural, rangeland, forest and urban uses. Practice in preparation
of a soil survey manuscript. Prerequisite
: Soil Genesis and Classification 36345
36443
Soil Geography 2 Cr. Factors influencing soil distribution in Iran
and other parts of the world. Introducing soil distribution in Iran based on
local soil surveys and in the world based on FAO/UNESCO soil map of the world. Prerequisite : Soil Genesis and
Classification 36345
GRADUATE PROGRAM
(a) M.Sc. Program
To obtain
an M.Sc. degree in Soil Science, graduate students must take a total of 32 credits
of which 18 credits are required courses, 7 credits are from elective courses,
1 credit is the seminar and 6 credits are the thesis.
(b) Ph.D. Program
To obtain
a Ph.D. degree in Soil Science, graduate students must take a total of 49
credits of which 14 credits are the compulsory courses, 10 credits are the
elective courses, 1 credit is for seminar, and 24 credits are for dissertation.
After passing the comprehensive exam, they conduct a research project. The following table is a list of academic
staff and their research interests.
Surname & Name Field of Research
Interest
AFYUNI Majid
Soil Physics, Soil and Water Pollution
HAJ ABBASI Mohammad A. Soil Physics and Biophysics, Soil Water
Plant Relations
HAJRASULIHA Shahpoor Soil Salinity and Sodicity, Plant Nutrition
JALALIAN Ahmad
Soil Genesis and Classification, Soil Erosion
KALBASI Mahmoud Soil Chemistry, Nutrients in Soil, Soil and
Water
Pollution
KARIMIAN EGHBAL Mostafa Pedology, Geomorphology
KHADEMI Hossein Soil Mineralogy, Stable Isotope
Geochemistry
and Macroscopy
REZAINEJAD Yahya Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
SHARIATMADARI Hossein Soil Chemistry, Soil Mineralogy
GRADUATE
COURSES
Curriculum for the Degree of Master of Science
in Soil Science
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
36548 Advanced Soil
Chemistry
3
36546 Advanced Soil
Physics
3
36642 Advanced Soil
Fertility
3
36516 Advanced Soil
Genesis and Classification
3
36510 Advanced Soil Conservation 3
36541 Geomorphology
2
36644 Clay Mineralogy
2
36505 Soil Mineralogy
and Micromorphology
3
36508 Land Evaluation
and Suitability
3
36514 Advanced Soil,
Water and Plant Relations
2
36615 Water Quality
for Agriculture
2
36545 Laboratory
Instruments in Soil Science
3
36781 Soil Testing
3
36782 Advanced Soil
Biology
2
36775 Chemical
Equilibria in Soils
3
36783 Advanced Plant
Nutrition
2
36819 Hydroponics
2
36818 Paleoclimate
2
36779 Remote Sensing
3
36786 Sustainable
Management of Soils
2
36804 Soil Landscape
Analysis
3
36817 Stable Isotopes
in Soil Science
3
GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
36615
Water Quality for Agriculture 2 Cr. Introduction, sources of minerals (salts) in
natural and agricultural waters. Problems, water quality, guidelines, salinity
problems and their management, infiltration problems and their management,
specific ions and their effects, nutrition and water quality, waste water
re-use. Prerequisite : Saline and
Alkali Soils
36783
Advanced Plant Nutrition 2
Cr. Media of plant nutrition,
application of radioactive and nonradioactive tracers in plant nutritional
studies, outer or free spaces, Active and passive ion transports, heredity and
environment in plant nutrition. Prerequisite
: Plant Nutrition.
36819
Hydroponics 2 Cr. Media of hydroponics, advantages and
disadvantages of hydroponic systems, open and closed hydroponic systems,
construction materials, chemicals used for hydroponics, calculation of chemical
formula, management of some greenhouse crops.
36508
Land Suitability 3 Cr. Introduction, definitions, land use
resources, land utilization types, land characteristics and land qualities,
evaluation of land characteristics and land qualities. Limitations of land
characteristics and land qualities. Parametric approach in the evaluation of
land characteristics, combination of limitation method and parametric approach,
guidelines for interpretation of land use requirements. Prerequisite : Soil and Land Evaluation.
36510
Advanced Soil Conservation 3
Cr. Introduction, forms of soil
erosion, soil erosion and deposition processes, rainfall detachment and
re-detachment, runoff entrainment and re-entrainment, model of re-entrainment.
Isotope tracer methods for evaluating soil erosion and deposition, modeling
soil erosion, sediment transport and deposition, USLE, soilloss, Foster, WEPP,
guest, answers, methods of controlling soil erosion. Prerequisite : Soil and Water Conservation.
36516
Advanced Soil Genesis and Classification
3 Cr. Soil map of the world,
general principle, major soil groupings and soil units. Concepts of soil and
pedology, pedology and geomorphology, soil-landscape relationships. Catena,
processes in a catena. Paleosols, pedogenic processes, sulfudization and
sulphurization, salinization, solonization, and solodization, calcification,
lessivage, podzolization, latosolization and lateritization, gleization.
Prerequisite : Soil Genesis and
Classification.
36818
Paleoclimate 2 Cr. Oxygen and Hydrogen Stable Isotope,
geochemistry and climate record, Milankovich and climate oscillations, ice
records-implication for atmospheric change, terrestrial record for climate
change, geomorphic response to climate change.
36644
Clay Mineralogy 3
Cr. Historical background, nature and production
of x-ray, x-ray diffraction effects, structure, composition, properties and
occurrences of clay minerals. Sample preparation techniques for clay minerals,
identification of individual clay minerals and associated minerals, identification of mix-layered clay
minerals, quantitative analyses.
36541
Geomorphology 2
Cr. Introduction to landforms and geomorphic
processes. Structural landforms, hillslope processes, and fluvial, glacial, and
eolian landscapes. Prerequisite : Geology
36505
Soil Mineralogy and Micromorphology 3
Cr. Introduction to mineral
identification with petrographic microscope and general descriptive criteria
for micromorphological features. Laboratory includes methods of thin section
preparation and description.
36514
Advanced Soil, Water, and Plant Relationships
3 Cr. Description of SPAC soil, plant, atmosphere
general relation and cell water relationship. Evapotranspiration processes and
theories.
Prerequisite : Soil Water and Plant
Relationships.
36786
Soil Management for Sustainability
2 Cr. Soil sustainability
criteria, indicators, soil physical, chemical and biological attributes, soil
productivity, soil resilience and managements.
36546
Advanced Soil Physics 3 Cr. Description of soil physical properties.
Principles of water, gas, heat, and solute transport in soil. Water
infiltration and movement under unsaturated field conditions. Influence of soil
physical properties on transfer processes. Prerequisite : Soil Physics.
36545 Laboratory
Instruments in Soil Science 3 Cr.
Theoretical bases, structure and functions of various laboratory instruments
used in soil analysis including different chromatographic techniques,
absorption and emission spectrometry, atomic absorption spectrometry,
potentiometric techniques, Mass spectrometry, Electron microprobe, X-ray
fluorescence and x-ray spectrometry.
Prerequisite : Analytical Chemistry.
36775
Chemical Equilibria in Soil 3
Cr. Methods of handling chemical
equilibria, chemical equilibria of aluminum in soil, chemical equilibria of
silica and aluminosilicats in soil, chemical equilibria of carbonates in soil,
chemical equilibria of calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium in soil, chemical
equilibria of phosphorus in soil. Prerequisite
: Physical Chemistry.
36781
Soil Testing 2 Cr. Availability concepts and evaluation,
methods to evaluate nutrient availability, soil testing program, extractants
and extraction of available nutrients from soil, correlation and calibration
studies, interpretation of calibration results, recommendation of fertilizer
based on soil testing.
Prerequisite : Soil Fertility.
36548
Advanced Soil Chemistry 3
Cr. Basis of chemical equilibria in
soil, surface chemistry of soil colloids, retention and exchange of cations in
soil, retention and fixation of anions in soil, molecular absorption and
absorption isotherms, transport and accumulation of solutes in soil, acid
soils, important ions in soil. Prerequisite
: Soil Chemistry.
36642
Advanced Soil Fertility 3 Cr. Nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur cycles
in soil, determination of plants need for nutrients, soil testing, chemical
equilibria of micronutrients in soil, oxidation, reduction and its role in
nutrient availability, chelates and its role in nutrient mobility, methods for
diagnosis of micronutrient deficiencies in Iran. Prerequisite : Soil Fertility.
36779
Remote Sensing 3 Cr. Introduction, principles of remote
sensing, energy sources and radiation, interaction of energy with atmosphere
and earth surface features, earth resource satellites, digital image
processing, microwave sensing, application of digital image analysis for
vegetation and soil mapping.
36782
Advanced Soil Microbiology 2
Cr. Soil communities and their
effects on nutrient cycling. Soil enzymes and their origin. Major groups of
enzymes including hydrolysis, oxidoreductases. Mechanisms and rates of
enzymatic reactions. Effects of environmental factors on enzyme activity. Enzyme
stability in soil. Interaction between soil enzymes and chemicals. Urease,
phosphataes, sulfataes. Microbial activity under stress condition. Effects of
pesticides and heavy metals on biological processes in soil, metabolism of
pesticides. Effects of microorganisms on some physical and chemical properties,
interactions among microbial populations. Biofertilizers. Prerequisite : Soil Biology.
36804
Soil Landscape Analysis 3 Cr. Definitions, landscape elements, scale of
studies, methods of sampling, research methodology in landscape scale,
geostatistics and other non-parametric statistical methods in data analysis,
frequency distributions of soil properties, mapping and analysis of spatial
patterns, systematic and random variabilities, pedologic application of
landscape-scale variability, using landscape analysis in soil re-distribution
studies and solute transport, regional-scale variability.
36817
Stable Isotopes in Soil Science 3
Cr. Definition of stable and
radioactive isotopes, scale of measurement, isotopic effects, isotope
fractionation proccsses, isotope exchange, kinetic effect, international
standards, using stable carbon isotopes in peleopedology, carbon cycle studies
and soil genesis research, stable isotopes and their application in soil
science, using oxygen and hydrogen stable isotopes in soil and water studies,
using 15N-enriched fertilizers.
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Department Head : A. Jalalian
Assistant
Professors : J. Abedi Koupai; M. Afyuni; M.
Bassiri;
M.K. Eghbal;
S.S. Eslamian; H. Khademi;
S.J. Khajeddin; A. Khatoonabadi;
N. Mahboobi Soofiani;
Instructors :
I. Ebrahimi; M.R. Hemami; H.R.
Karimzadeh;
S.H. Matinkhah; J. Rahmani; F. Rouhani
Shahraki; A. Saffiyanian; S. Soltani;
M.R. Vahhabi; M. Yahyavi
The Department of Natural Resources offers the degree of
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Range & Watershed Management, Environmental
Science and Fisheries. At the graduate level, it offers the Master of Science
(M.Sc.) in Desertification Control and Range Management.
Research
Activities
The department's research activities are mainly focussed on
range and watershed management, natural
environment and pollution, and fisheries.
The
topics addressed in the fields of range and watershed management include: range
ecology and soil erosion measurement and control, range and watershed
management, socioeconomic issues of watershed basins and rangelands.
The
research areas committed by the staff in the Division of Environment are soil
and water pollutants, accumulation of biologically poisonous metals in soil,
plant and fish, environmental forecasting of industrial activities, land
allotment, wildlife, and conservation of biota.
Fish
nutrition, increasing productivity in fish culture ponds, and the limnology of
the Zayandehrud River are the main research topics in the Fisheries Division.
A brief
description of each follows.
Division of Range and Watershed Management
Isfahan
located in the central Iran has access, on the one hand, to various watersheds,
such as the Karun and the Zayandehrud, the forests and ranges in the Central
Alborz Mountain Range, as well as to the central deserts, on the other. It
follows then that research in the fields of range management, watershed
management, dry rangeland and forests, as well as desert regions finds
immediate environments for observation and experiment by field trips within
short distances.
The
division started its academic activities in 1993 when undergraduate students
were admitted in the field of range management; graduate students were
subsequently admitted to work in two fields of range management and desert
reclamation. In range management, student research is directed towards the
ecology of cover crops, analysis of range ecosystems, analysis of range
evaluation and measurement methods, and livestock-range relationships. In the
field of desert reclamation, work is motivated in areas such as climatology,
hydrology, geomorphology, arid soils, dry ecosystems, and the various methods
of desert and land reclamation as well as cover crops management in arid areas.
The
division enjoys close contact and cooperation with the departments of soil
science and animal science in the College of Agriculture at IUT as well as with
experts working in the fields of economics and rural development in
interdisciplinary areas of cover crops ecology, livestock-range relationships,
socioeconomic of ranges and watershed basins, soil science and geomorphology of
dry regions and desert reclamation.
Division of Environmental Sciences
The
location of a variety of natural habitats and environments in the vicinity of
IUT in the province of Isfahan provides desert regions, ranges and oak forests
in the Zagross range, and rivers and ponds within easy reach of researchers.
There are several protected areas around Isfahan, too. These assets have
instigated genuine research with serious commitment to solving the immediate
problems facing the environment.
The
division, established ever since the Department of Natural Resources started
its activities in 1993, admitted undergraduate students in environmental
science with emphasis laid on planning and management of sustainable resource
exploitation with respect to the existing biological and sociological
structures. The staff members are interested in research on resource planning
and management, land reclamation, environmental forecasting, human ecology, and
natural parks and wildlife management. Current involvements include wildlife
taxonomy and ecology, endangered species, limnology, and air, water, and soil
pollution.
The
equipment available for research and education are:
- equipment for air pollution measurement
(electrodes for measuring carbon
monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and sulfur oxides),
- equipment for measuring water pollutants
including special electrodes
(ISE) for the measurement of nitrate, chlorine
and heavy metals
concentrations
- instruments for COD and BOD measurements.
Division of Fisheries
The
division began its activities in 1993 offering an undergraduate program in
aquaculture and the areas related to fisheries.
As IUT
is situated in the central part of Iran where various water resources such as
springs, rivers, and lakes exist, the division of fisheries can serve as an
educational and research center working in the various aspects of inland
aquatic life.
The
basis of the activities is that of training undergraduate students in such
aspects of fisheries as the breeding and culture of warm and cold water fishes
and other aquatic life, brackish and freshwater biology, fishing, aquatic
diseases and hygiene, and aquatic ecosystems management and protection.
The
research interests of the staff include:
- fish
breeding and management
-
Identification of water resources and their potentials for aquaculture
- Fish
nutrition and growth
-
Environmental impacts of aquacultural development
-
Benthic fauna of rivers and lakes in the Province of Isfahan and the
neighboring regions
-
Application of fertilizers in fish farming and its impacts on fish productivity
The
division has in its possession the following educational and research
facilities:
- Fish
culture ponds and aquariums
-
Hydrobiology, limnology, and hydrochemistry labs
-
Ichthyology lab.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
To obtain
a B.Sc. degree, undergraduate students must take a total of 135 credits of
which 20 credits are general courses, 39 credits are basic courses, 65 credits
are compulsory courses and 11 credits are elective courses.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of
Science in Range and Watershed Management, Major Range and Watershed Management
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Semester I (Fall)
37100
Biology 2
37108 Geology
3
37111 Plant Physiology
and Anatomy
3
21107 Engineering
Chemistry
3
19081 Calculus I
3
Semester
II (Spring)
19082 Calculus II
3
20008 General Physics
2
20009 Physics Lab.
1
37112 Plant Morphology
and Systematic
3
37271 Rural Sociology
3
37200 Computer
2
Semester
III (Fall)
37236 Planimetry and
Surveying
3
37201 Meteorology and
Climatology
3
36240 Introduction to
Soil Science
3
37103 General Ecology
3
36266 Probability and
Statistics
3
Semester
IV (Spring)
37209
Range Management
3
37352
Cartography
2
36267 Agricultural
Experimental Design I
3
37344 Range Plants
Identification I
2
37208 Aerial
Photograph Interpretation
3
16103 Statics
3
Semester
V (Fall)
37354 Range Ecology
2
37356 Range
Development and Improvement
3
37349 Range Plants Identification II 2
37204 General
Hydrology
3
16106 Strength of
Materials
3
37345 Geomorphology I
2
37347 Soils of Arid
and Semi-Arid Regions
2
Semester
VI (Spring)
37350 Soil
Conservation
3
37353 Land Evaluation
2
37357 Range Analysis
3
37215 Dendrology I
3
37351 Geomorphology II
2
37205 Fluid Mechanics
3
Semester
VII (Fall)
37358 Arid Land
Afforestation
2
37348 Applied
Hydrology
2
37359 Watershed
Management
3
37346 Forage Crops
2
37241 General
Economics
2
37219 Natural
Resources Education and Extension
3
37361 Group Discussion
1
Semester
VIII (Spring)
37214 Natural
Resources Regulation and Management 2
37355 Animal Husbandry
3
37360 An Introduction
to Nomadic Ethnology
2
37362 Project
3
Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of
Science in Fisheries,
Major Fisheries
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Semester I (Fall)
37100
Biology 2
37108 Geology
3
37110 General Botany
3
21107 Chemistry
3
19081 Calculus I
3
Semester
II (Spring)
20008
Physics
2
20009
Physics Lab.
1
37101 Zoology
3
37203 Environmental
Science
3
36263 Gentics
3
37200 Computer
2
Semester
III (Fall)
21204 Organic
Chemistry
3
37201 Meteorology and
Climatology
3
36240 Introduction to
Soil Science
3
37103 General Ecology
3
36266 Statistics and
Probability
3
36151 Microbiology
3
Semester
IV (Spring)
37106 General
Biochemistry
3
37377 General
Ichthyology
3
37271 Rural Sociology
3
37211 General
Hydrobiology
3
37314 Hydrochemistry
2
36110 Industrial
Graphics
2
Semester
V (Fall)
37307 Principles of
Aquatic Animals Nutrition
3
37331 Environmental
Pollutions
3
37204 General
Hydrology
3
37241 General
Economics
2
37303 Principles of
Breeding and Cultivation of
2
Aquatic Animals
37335 Environmental
Evaluation
2
- Elective Courses 2
Semester
VI (Spring)
37375 Limnology (I)
3
37304 Fish Breeding
and Cultivation
3
37306 Marine Ecology
2
37311 Hydrotechnique
and Pond Design
2
37213 Principles of
Navigation
2
37310 Fish Capture
Methods
2
Semester
VII (Fall)
37312 Ichthyology and
Systematic
3
37305 Aquatic Animals
Breeding and Cultivation 2
37212 Fish Stock
Assessment
2
37309 Diseases and
Parasites of Aquatic Animals
3
37202 Limnology II
2
37388 Group Discussion
1
- Elective Courses 2
Semester
VIII (Spring)
37329 Fisheries,
Environmental Regulation
2
and Management
37313 Hygiene and
Fishery Products Technology
2
37390 Project
3
- Elective Courses 2
Curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of
Science in Environment,
Major Environmental
Science
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Semester I (Fall)
37100
Biology 2
37108 Geology
3
37110 General Botany
3
21107 Chemistry
3
19081 Calculus I
3
Semester
II (Spring)
20008 General Physics
2
20009 Physics Lab.
1
37101 Zoology
3
37203 Recognition and
Protection of Environment 3
36263 Gentics
3
37200 Computer
2
Semester
III (Fall)
21204 Organic
Chemistry
3
37201 Meteorology and
Climatology
3
36240 Soil Science
3
37103 Ecology
3
37271 Rural Sociology
3
36151 Microbiology
3
Semester
IV (Spring)
37352 Cartography
2
37210 Trees and Shrubs
of Iran
2
37380 Human and
Environment
3
37208 Aerial
Photographs Interpretation
3
37327 Biology of Game
Animals
3
36266 Probability and
Statistics
3
Semester
V (Fall)
37331 Environmental
Pollutions
3
37204 General
Hydrology
3
37333 National Parks
and Forest Parks
2
37335 Environmental
Evaluation
2
37241 General
Economics
2
37236 Planimetry and
Surveying
3
36110 Industrial
Graphics
3
- Elective Courses 2-3
Semester
VI (Spring)
37209 Range Management
3
37375 Limnology I
3
37336 Park Management
2
37383 Wildlife Ecology
2
37306 Marine Ecology
2
- Elective Courses 2-3
Semester
VII (Fall)
37326 Fundamentals of
Wildlife Management 2
37334 Park Designing
and Engineering
2
37328 Ornithology
2
37337 Group Discussion
1
- Elective courses 2-3
Semester
VIII (Spring)
37330 Wildlife Management
Techniques
2
37329 Fisheries and
Environmental Regulation and 2
Management
37350
Soil Conservation
3
37338 Project
3
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
37353
Land Evaluation 2 Cr. Basic objectives, principles and assumptions,
economic criteria, factors of land classifications, physical factors, technical
and human factors, definition of standard land types in Iran, land units and
land component, definitions of land classes, assessment of land capabilities
for irrigation, dry farming, range and forestry. Prerequisite : Aerial Photographs Interpretation 37208
37354
Range Ecology 2 Cr. Range ecosystem components, structure and
functions, limiting factors, climatic, topographic, edaphic and biological
factors influencing range plants and their distribution, primary and secondary
successors. Prerequisite : Ecology
37103
37357
Range Analysis 3 Cr. Management of range ecosystems, range
condition and trend determination and analysis, range carrying capacity, preference
and palatability, methods of measuring cover, biomass and utilization,
preparation of range maps. Prerequisite
: Range Management 37209 and Range Ecology 37374.
37110
General Botany 3 Cr. Plant physiology, anatomy of stem, root,
leaf and flower, Plant morphology, taxonomy of flowering plants, description of
major families.
37111
Plant Physiology and Anatomy 3
Cr. Plant cell and its structure,
Photosynthesis and its products, plant respiration and assimilation, plant
growth, anatomy of stem, root, leaf and flower.
37112
Plant Morphology and Systematic
3 Cr. Morphology of root, stem,
leaf, flower and fruit, floral diagrams, principles of plant taxonomy, taxonomy
of flowering plants, taxonomy of gymnosperms and angiosperms, description of
major plant families with reference to main genera and species.
37210
Trees and Shrubs of Iran 2
Cr. Principles of trees and shrubs classification,
identification of useful parts of woody plants, habitat and geographical
distribution of species, environmental factors and their distribution,
phenology, main floristic regions of Iran, major economical woody species of
Iran.
Prerequisite : General Botany 37110.
37208
Aerial Photographs Interpretation
3 Cr. Electromagnetic radiation
at the earth's surface, films, stereoscopic viewing, flying patterns,
displacement, scale, principles of interpretation, measuring distance, area,
volume, height, angle and slope, applications in agriculture and natural
resources.
37107
Hydraulics 3 Cr. Fluid properties and definitions, fluid
statics: manometers, forces on plane & curved surfaces, buoyant force,
fluid flow concepts and basic equations: continuity, Euler's and Bernouli
equation, dimensional analysis and dynamic similitude, fluid resistance, steady
flow, unsteady flow.
Prerequisite : Calculus I 19082
37209
Range Management 3 Cr. Importance of rangelands in forage
production, water content, medicinal plants, Industry, recreation, wildlife,
soil protection, size and distribution of rangelands, the reason of range
demolition, problems in range management, arid land ecology, effect of climate
on range plants, grazing effect on range plants, food requirement of
domesticated animals in relation with grazing intensity and season, plants
composition, the production rate of plant species, grazing systems of
domesticated animal, definition of preference value and allowable use factors
of Range Plant species, the techniques for determination of these factors. Prerequisite : Ecology 37103
37214
Natural Resources Regulation and
Management 2 Cr. The course creates a context for the would-be
based on the regulations and approved laws as well as social norms. The
international institutions and laws alongside the history of natural resources
management in Iran will be critically reviewed.
37271
Rural Sociology 3
Cr. The course focuses on definitions, concepts,
history and terminology of sociology and its role in the management of rural
areas, the living patterns as well as the management systems in the rural
administration will be critically reviewed.
37219
Natural Resources Education
and Extension 3
Cr. Objectives: To promote the
understanding of the philosophy and methodologies of natural resources
conservation. Also, creating a feeling that responsible natural resources
management, needs careful consideration in terms of educating people and giving
them relevant information. Human resources development and its role in pastoral management and education are
highlighted. The energy cycle and the concept of optimum energy will be
discussed. Sustainability will be given central focus in education and
extension programs. Appropriate technology and the strategies of rural
development and systemic management of the resources will be concentrated.
37241
General Economics 2 Cr. The economic activity as a science; value
theory and its origin; capital; economic transactions agents, approaches,
commodity; and the agents operations; production dependent, cost marketing;
GNP; currency function and planning.
37360
An Introduction to Nomadic Ethnology
2 Cr. Definitions, concepts and history of
Ethnology, comparing social characteristics of Nomads with rural people, living
patterns of Nomads and their geographical distribution in Iran. Transformance
and its characteristics, major Nomadic tribes and their social and economic
structure in Iran, social and economic development of Nomads and its relation
to rural development. Prerequisite : Rural Sociology 37271
37347
Soils of Arid and Semi - Arid Regions
2 Cr.
Recognition and description of soils in arid and semi-arid regions; factors and
processes of soil formation, salt affected soils; introduction to soil
classification with emphasis on soil taxonomy. Prerequisite : Soil Science 36240
37350 Soil Conservation 3 Cr. Erosion: Worldwide and national classification, surface
erosion mechanism, methods of measurement and control. Wind erosion, control
methods, factors affecting sedimentation, sand dunes, wind breaks and mulches. Prerequisite : General Hydrology 37204,
Soil Science 36240
37204
General Hydrology 3 Cr. Hydrologic cycle, rainfall measurement and
analysis, evapotranspiration, Infiltration, water budget, surface water and
sedimentation measurements. Prerequisite
: Meteorology and Climatology 37201 Probability and Statistics 36266
37348
Applied Hydrology 2
Cr. Rainfall data analysis, factors affecting
runoff, rainfall- runoff relationships, methods of measurement and calculation
of runoff, hydrologic data analysis, flood calculations at different return
periods, maximum flood estimation methods. Prerequisite
: General Hydrology 37204.
37361
Group Discussion 1 Cr. Group discussion of a selected subject,
written report required.
37345
Geomorphology I 3 Cr. Earth and reliefs, rock classification in
geomorphology, water erosion, karstic landforms, effect of erosion on land
forms, mass movements, dynamic geomorphology, stream morphology.
Prerequisite : Geology 37108, Aerial
Photographs Interpretation 37208
37351
Geomorphology II 2 Cr. Characteristics of arid zones, wind
erosion and sand dunes, arid zones land forms, pediments and playas, analysis
of aeolian sediments, dune stabilization. Prerequisite
: Geomorphology I 37345
37352
Cartography 2 Cr. Physical characteristics of watersheds,
preparation of topographical, hypsometrical, slope classification, slope
direction and drainage network maps, ordering, planimetry and scaling maps,
Image projection systems, map orientation.
37359
Watershed Management 3 Cr. Channel degradation and control
checkdams, brushwood checkdam, logcheck, dam, weight checkdam, gabion checkdam,
concrete checkdam, streambank erosion and control. Prerequisite : Soil Conservation 37350, Statics 16103
37201
Meteorology and Climatology 3
Cr. Radiation and radiation balance,
air and soil temperature, air pressure, wind and general circulation,
evapotranspiration, atmospheric humidity, condensation and atmospheric
precipitation, climatic classifications. Prerequisite
: General Physics 20008, Physics
Lab. 20009
37344
Range Plants Identification I 2
Cr. Important range plants of
Gramineae and Papilionaceae species families, classification and their
characteristics. Prerequisite :
Plant Morphology and Systematic 37112
37349 Range
Plants Identification II 2 Cr. Important
range plants of Genus of 15 families and their characteristics such as
Umbelliferae, Chenopodiaceae, Cruciferae and Labiatae. Prerequisite : Plant Morphology and Systematic 37112
37356
Range Development and Improvement 3
Cr. Definitions, necessity of rehabilitation and
development of rangelands biological, chemical, and mechanical methods for
control of undesirable species, (domestic and wildlife), moisture storage
techniques, protecting areas, seeding in rangelands, water resources
development, fencing, grazing management.
Prerequisite : Range Management 37209
37346
Forage Crops 2 Cr. Identification and classification of
forage crops, Importance of forage planting in crop rotation, methods of
planting, maintenance and harvest of Gramineae and Papilionaceae species
families.
Prerequisite : Soil Science 36240
37358
Aridland Afforestation 2 Cr. Properties of arid and semiarid zones. Iran's
forests, properties in the past and present, necessity, limitations and methods
of afforestation. Nursery and Selection of suitable trees, species for arid
zones. Prerequisite : Soil of Arid
and Semi-Arid Regions 37347, Dendrology I 37215
37336
Park Management 2 Cr. Introduction to protected areas of Iran;
fundamental of planning a park; applied ecological principles and their
Implementation in nature conservation.
Prerequisite : National and Forest
Parks 37333
37333
National & Forest Parks 2 Cr. The role of parks in conservation of biodiversity
and human environment; different kinds of parks, classification of protected
areas, ecotourism and the role of parks in providing recreational requirements
of people. Environmental Impact assessment of nature-based tourism.
37328
Ornithology 2 Cr. Identification of birds based on
morphological and behavioral characteristics; migration of birds;
classification of class Aves. Prerequisite
: Zoology 37101.
37326
Fundamentals of Wildlife Management 2
Cr. General concepts in relation with wildlife
management, ecology and dynamics of wildlife populations; carrying-capacity and
maximum sustained yield, management for species conservation and for
exploitation. Prerequisite :
Wildlife Ecology 37383
37330
Wildlife Management Techniques
2 Cr. Capturing and marking wild
animals; physiological indices in wildlife management; estimating the numbers
of wildlife populations, habitat analysis and evaluation; habitat improvement
techniques; wildlife damage and control techniques. Prerequisite : Fundamental
of Wildlife Management 37326
37383
Wildlife Ecology 2
Cr. Introduction to wildlife, adaptations and
limitations of wildlife in relation to habitat requirements, population
dynamics.
Prerequisite : Ecology 37103.
37327
Biology of Game Animals 3
Cr. Values of wildlife resources, classification
of mammals and birds as the most important of games, identification and biology
(habitat, migration, behavior, reproduction,...) of these two groups with
emphasis on Iranian wildlife. Prerequisite
: Zoology 37101.
37380
Human and Environment 3
Cr. Limits of growth, exponential growth,
technology, population, food. pollution and natural resources and the limits of
growth, basic demographic concept, human development.
Prerequisite : Environmental Sciences 37203
37203 Environmental Sciences 3 Cr.
Biosphere, biome, natural resources
conservation, protection, diversity, climate change, UNEP, MAB.
37335
Environmental Evaluation 2
Cr. Introduction to land use and
landscape ecology, general system theory, biocybernetic, holon concept,
ecosystemology,tools, methods, model and application of Landscape ecology. Prerequisite : Environmental Sciences 37203.
37306 Marine
Ecology 2 Cr. Characteristics of marine environment, nature
and global distribution of marine organisms, productivity at sea, energetics of
marine ecosystems. Zonation at sea, marine communities, sea shores, estuaries,
human exploitation of marine ecosystems. Prerequisite : Ecology 37103.
37310
Fish Capture Methods 2 Cr. Identification of different ecological groups
of fish at different aquatic ecosystems, fish migration, commercial and non
commercial fishes; fishing gears and methods, fishing vessels and policies,
field trips. Prerequisite : General
Ichthyology 37377
37312
Systematic Ichthyology 3 Cr. Anatomy of fishes and functioning of
their organs, morphological characteristics for identification and
classification of fishes, special emphasis will be placed on fishes of the
Persian Gulf, Oman Sea and inland waters. Practical work included. Prerequisite : General Ichthyology 37377.
37311
Hydrotechnique and Pond Design
2 Cr. Principles of site
selection and pond design, topographical condition and soil structure,
classification of ponds, installation, hydrotechnical and hydrologycal
consideration in pond construction, field work included.
37103
Ecology 3 Cr. Scope of ecology. Principles and concepts
pertaining to ecosystem, energy flow and transformation, biogeochemical cycles
and limiting factors. Organization at the community and population levels,
Biome, human and agricultural ecology. Prerequisite
: Biology 37100
37303
Principles of Breeding and Cultivation of Aquatic Animals 2 Cr.
Aims and methods of fish culture, principles and biotechniques of fish
breeding, reproduction,hatchery operation and nutrition of hatchery reared
fish, brood stock management. General characteristics of water for fish
farming. Integrated aquaculture. Prerequisite : General Ichthyology 37377
37304
Fish Breeding and Cultivation 3
Cr. Principles and procedures for
culture of important finfishes of the world, coldwater and warmwater, emphasis
will be placed on species used for food and restocking water bodies in Iran,
management strategies. Laboratory and field trips included.
Prerequisite : General Ichthyology
37377
37305
Breeding and Cultivation of Aquatic Organisms
2 Cr. Identification and
morphology of commonly cultured prawn, breeding and cultivation, hatchery and
farm operation, nutrition of prawn, principles and procedures for culture of edible bivalve mollusks. Environmental
requirements, laboratory and field trips included. Prerequisite : Fish Breeding and Cultivation 37304
37302
Limnology II 2 Cr. Dissolved gases, organic and inorganic soluble
substances, energy transformation, nutrient cycling and food chain dynamic in
freshwater ecosystem. Prerequisite : Limnology I 37375
37101
Zoology 3 Cr. Selected aspects of classification,
phylogeny, morphology, development, physiology and ecology of animals. Prerequisite : Biology 37100
37317
Aquatic Organisms 2
Cr. Identification, morphology, classification and
economic importance of shellfish, finfish, amphibia, reptiles and marine
mammals, special emphasis to be given to the study of local materials. Field
trips and visits to natural museum included. Prerequisite : Limnology I 37375
37324
Identification and Biology of Water Birds
3 Cr. Classification and Identification of water
birds: waterfowls, waders, divers, etc, waterside habitats of waterbirds in
Iran, resident, migrant and vagrant waterbirds, aspects of migration.
techniques of waterfowls census. Extensive field work included.
37207
Animal Physiology 2
Cr. Basic physiology of regulatory system and
cellular organization, aspects of excretory, respiratory, circulatory and nerve
system functioning, sensory organs, homeostasis, bioluminescence, color
changes, nutrition, digestion and energy utilization. Prerequisite : Zoology 37101
37307
Principles of Aquatic Animal
Nutrition 3 Cr.
Essential nutritive requirements sources and
composition of nutrients, replacement value of feeds in rations, identification
of ingredients, feed formulation, and feeding recommendation, topics on energy
including partitioning, digestible, metabolizable and surplus energy. Extensive
laboratory work included.
Prerequisite : General Biochemistry
37106
37309
Diseases and Parasites of Aquatic Animals
3 Cr. The common disea- ses of
both cold and warm water fishes, infectives, non-infectives and stress mediated
concept of diseases in cultured fish and other aquatic animals, disease
prevention, control and treatments, ecto and endo parasites. Laboratory work
included. Prerequisite : Fish
Breeding and Cultivation 37304, General Ichthyology 37377, 36151
37212
Fish Stock Assessment 2 Cr. Basic concepts of stock assessment,
assessment of aquatic environments and their classification, statistical and
sampling methods in stock assessment, estimation of recruitment, maximum
sustainable and sampling yield, consideration of the general ecosystem,
classification of aquatic animal for environmental assessment.
Prerequisite : General Economics 37241
37323
Aquatic Plants 2 Cr. Morphology and identification of
freshwater plants in different habitats, with special emphasis to be given to
the identification of local materials, effects of environmental factors on
water plants, characteristics of water plants, extensive laboratory and field
work included.
Prerequisite : General Botany 37110
37318
Biology and Identification of Marine Mammals
2 Cr. Brief description of
biological charateristics and classification of chordata and vertebrates,
morphology, physiology, ecology, ethology and classification of marine Mammals.
Prerequisite : Zoology 37101.
37377
General Ichthyology 3 Cr. Ecology and zoogeography, life history
and biology of fish, basic fish anatomy. Prerequisite
: Zoology 37101
37388
Group Discussion 1 Cr. Current topics in fisheries and related
subjects. Prerequisite : Adviser
Approval
37375
Limnology I 3 Cr. Physical and chemical features of inland
waters and their biological communities, zonation of lotic and lentic waters,
techniques of limnological surveys. Field trips and laboratory work included.
37331 Environmental
Pollutions 3 Cr. Air, soil and water
pollution, sources of pollution study of agricultural and industrial waste.
Effect of pollutants on the environments. Prerequisite : Environmental Science 37203
37339 Environmental
Science and Agriculture 2 Cr.
Introduction to agricultural management systems, population growth and food
production, soil erosion, soil and water pollution. Effects of agricultural
chemicals on natural resources.
37355
Animal Husbandry 2 Cr. Origin, characteristics and evaluation of
domestic sheep and goats. Systems of grazing, physiology of digestive and
reproductive tract, feeding sheep and goats. Lamb, milk, wool and mohair
production health, disease prevention and parasite control in sheep and goats.
GRADUATE PROGRAM
M.Sc. Program
To obtain
an M.Sc. degree in one of the majors mentioned above, graduate students must
take a total of 32 credits of which 24 credits are the required or
subject-matter specific courses , 2 credits are from the elective courses and 6
credits are the thesis. The following table is a list of academic staff and
their research interests.
Surname & Name Field of Research
Interest
ABEDI KOUPAI Jahangir
Porous Media, Flow Hydraulics, Landfill Modelling
AFYUNI Majid
Soil Pollution, Effect of Organic Amendments
on Soil Physical & Chemical Properties,
Toxic Metal
Uptake by Crops, Nitrate Transport in
Environment
BASSIRI Mehdi
Range Ecology, Range Animal Interaction,
Range Vegetation Measurements,
Vegetation Ecology
EGHBAL Mostafa K. Soil Micromorphology, Geomorphology
ESLAMIAN S. Saeed Water Resources Hydrology, Hydrometeorology,
Hydraulics
JALALIAN Ahmad
Land Evaluation, Soil Classification,
Soil Conservation
KHADEMI Hossein Soil Genesis & Classification,
Salt-affected and
Gypsiferous Soils,
Clay Mineralogy and Geochemistry
KHATOONABADI Ahmad Rural Development, Systemic Planning and
Systems Agriculture, Natural Resources and
Extension Education, Collaborative Conservation Skills Participatory
Environmental Assessment
KHAJEDDIN Seyed Jamaleddin Phytosociology and Autecology of Vegetation
Remote Sensing Applications to
Vegetation Studies
MAHBOOBI SOOFIANI Dynamics of Aquatic Ecosystem, Fish Bioenergetics,
Nasrollah
Fish Production & Aquatic Ecology
GRADUATE
COURSES
Curriculum for the Degree of Master of Science
in Natural Resources, Division of Range
and Watershed Management,
Major Desertification
Control
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Semester I
37508
Social and Economical Development 2
37511 Research
Methodology
2
37506 Arid Land
Ecosystems
2
37503 Quaternary
Geology
2
37502 Arid Land
Hydrology
2
Semester
II
37505 Rehabilitation
Methods and Management 2
of Vegetation in Arid Regions
37507 Plant
Ecophysiology in Arid Regions
2
37509 Arid-Zones Climatology
2
37512 Seminar I
1
37510 Groundwater
Management
2
Semester
III
37504 Animal
Husbandary in Arid Lands
2
37501 Desertification
and Control Methods
3
37601 Remote Sensing
2
37520 Thesis I
2
37527 Thesis II
2
37528 Thesis III
2
Curriculum for the Degree of Master of
Science in Natural Resources, Division of Range and Watershed Management, Major
Range Management
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Semester I
37519
Range-Animal Relationship 2
37518 Range Ecosystems
Analysis
3
37511 Research
Methodology
2
37515 Phytosociology
2
37601 Remote Sensing
3
37503 Quaternary Geology
2
Semester
II
37608 Advanced
Statistical Methods
3
37514 Range Hydrology
2
37516 Analysis of
Range Measurements Inventory
2
Methods
37517 Socio-Economical
Problems of Watershed Basins 2
37611 Arid Land and
Desert Rehabilitation
2
Semester
III
37512 Seminar I
1
37526 Thesis I
2
37527 Thesis II
2
37528 Thesis III
2
GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
37509
Arid-Zones Climatology 2 Cr.
Distribution of arid-zone climates in the world and effective factors (Geographic
and atmospheric Parameters), classification and comparison of desert and arid
regions climates, climatic classification formulas, paleo climatology in Iran
and in the world, application of climatic geomorphologic study of desert,
morphoclimatology of arid and desert regions and controlling factors, wind and
mechanisms, classification, wind data analysis methods and equipment.
37502
Arid Land Hydrology 2 Cr. Spatial distribution of desert and arid
zones, precipitation charateristics in arid zones, evapotranspiration, surface
water and river regimes analysis, Flood and drought analysis for different
return periods, surface water quality and sedimentation, groundwater analysis,
aquifer types in Arid lands, water balance, groundwater quality, water
resources Management in desert and arid regions, water harvesting methods,
water storing methods, flood spreading, infiltration, storages, techniques for
decreasing evaporation.
37510
Groundwater 2 Cr. Overview of Iranian water resources, groundwater
and surface water, distribution, quantity and quality, utilization methods:
problems, spring, well, qanat, lares, rivers, dams, reservoir, drain,
Irrigation canals grondwater balance, protection and development of allocated
water in city, industry and agriculture, resources, allocated water in city,
industry and agriculture, water and land ownership, economical evaluation of
water resources designs, impermissible use of water Resources.
37514
Range Hydrology 2 Cr. Precipitation: Types, process characteristics
and distribution (spatial and temporal) in rangelands, methods of measurement
or Estimation , storm analysis, data processing, Infiltration: methods of
measurement in rangelands, effect of grazing, Firing and Improving Rangeland
Techniques on soil Infiltration. Surface flow: hydrograph, rainfall, runoff,
runoff relationships, estimation of runoff volume, effect of grazing on plant
communities change, Improving rangeland techniques on runoff water, harvesting
methods, soil erosion and sedimentation, control methods and problems, snow
hydrology and snow management in rangelands, evapotranspirtion, measurement,
and computation methods.
37610
Flood Control 2 Cr. Flood hazard and damages, statistical
analysis of flood data and forecasting, investigation of suspended materials,
watershed management for preventing flood, controlling methods: stilling Dams,
storage Dams, Flood spreading, economic analysis of flood control designs,
flood plain management, flood control projects.
37608
Advanced Statistical Methods 3
Cr. Statistical models, computation
of confident limits, correlation and two-variate linear regression, matrices,
linear multivariate regression, non-linear regressions, harmonic analysis,
profit analysis.
37612
Water-Soil-Plant Relationships 3
Cr. Water characteristics, water
quality for irrigation, water-soil relationship: soil moisture and measuring
methods, forces in soil, water potential in soil, water movement in soil,
application of Darcy formula in saturated and unsaturated zones, soil
hydrodynamic coefficients, water-plant relationship: water role in plant,
different root systems in plant and their distribution in soil, roots depth,
effective factors in water absorption by plant, plant resistance in dry
periods, water-soil-plant relationship: water-soil-plant-atmosphere system,
evapotranspiration of plant and effective factors, computation of water
requirement for plants, required water for irrigation, water production and
consumption curve, irrigation time determination.
37516
Analysis of Range Measurements and Inventory Methods 2 Cr. Range
vegetation: list of species, plant composition, plant cover, density, biomass
and production, how to choose a method in relation to study aims, sampling
size, determination of range carrying capacity, range condition and trend,
measurements of range plant utilization.
37518
Range Ecosystem Analysis 3
Cr. Energy flow in range ecosystems,
primary productivity, carbohydrate reserve and its relation to phenology of
range plant, consumers in range ecosystems: large and small mammals,
arthropods, etc, nutrient cycles in range ecosystems, dcomposers: effective
factors in decomposition, method to study decomposes.
37519
Range Animal Relationship 2
Cr. Animal requirement, food energy indices,
quality of range plant: chemical analysis, biological methods, factors
affecting digestibility of range plant, wildlife and stock interactions in
rangeland, poisonous plant: poisonous substances, effect of habitat and growing
season on poisonous substances, methods of preventing animal loss from
poisonous plant.
37505
Rehabilitation Methods and Management of Vegetation in Arid Regions 2 Cr. Arid regions description and
classification, specifications of arid-regions plants, vegetation types of arid-regions,
land use systems in arid regions. Haloxylon stands and plantations in Iran and
their utilization. Sand dune fixation and people cooperation. Utilization
management for vegetations in arid lands and deserts.
37506
Arid Land Ecosystems 2 Cr. Importance of desert ecosystems in global and
national scales. Descriptions and specifications of arid regions and desert,
structure and function of desert ecosystems. How desert plants withstand
drought and heat, Energy flow and nutrient cycling in desert ecosystems.
Species diversity in deserts, interaction effects and feedbacks, how to manage
desert ecosystem.
37517
The Socio - Economical Problems of
the Watershed Basins 2 Cr.
The course discusses the whole issues
around the management and utilization of the resources within water sheds and
focuses highly on the socio-economical factors. The most efficient methods of
grazing and other economic activities will be highlighted.
37511
The Research Methodology 2
Cr. The course suggests a broad
definition of the research activity in general, and describes the techniques of
data-gathering in experimental, social and action researches. The philosophy of
science, along with sampling methods and different statistical analysis will be
addressed.
37508
The Economic and Social Development 2
Cr. The Economical and Socio-Cultural development
theories along with sustainable development are discussed. The principles and
methods of exogenous development and endogenous development, the functions and
roles of development processes in desertification, the efficient patterns to
prevent the inappropriate change in climate and environment through development
are analysed.
37504
Animal Husbandry in Arid Areas 2 Cr. The efficient methods of animal husbandry
in arid and semi-arid areas, in general the technical issues of animal science
such as breeding in relation to nutrition, and digestibility and so forth are
clearly discussed.The socio-economical factors in animal-husbandry in arid and
semi-arid zones, the development policies and the economical factors such as
local and national market and the sustainable land use are analysed. The energy
flow and the energy of optimum in animal production are discussed.
37604
The Rural and Nomadic Development Sociology
2 Cr. The
definition and concepts of rural and nomadic development, the dilemma of rural
development in the Third-World countries, as well as the form of economic
activity and its role in development trend, the strategies for sustainable
development in rural settlement areas, the role of human investment and the
cultural and social norms, the demographic and socio-cultural and economical
factors with their effects on the environment and the energy cycle, the
principles of systemic planning for
sustainable development.
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT 127
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Department of Rural Development offers degree of Master of Science (M.Sc.) at graduate
level in rural development in the fields of:
1 -
Economic Devedopment
2 -
Social Development
3 -
Agricultural Development
4 -
Development Management
To
optain M.Sc. Degree in Rural Development, the following must be met :
1 -
Length of the education is 2 years and can be extended to 3 years
2 - The
number of credits are 32 (22 Required, 5 from Electives, 5 for thesis)
Required Courses
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE
CREDITS
PREREQUISITE
51 Economic Development I 3 Micro & Macro
Economics
52 Social Development 3 51
53 Agricultural Policy &
Development 3 51 or
Concurrent
54 Rural Development 2 53 or
Concurrent
55 Planning and its
Application 3 54
in Rural Development
56 Dynamic Systems 3 55 & 57
57 Research Methodology 2 51
52
58 Project Evaluation 2 55
- Seminar
1
Total
22 Credits
Elective Courses for the field of Economic Development
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE
CREDITS
PREREQUISITE
59 Economic Development II 3 51
60 Economic Planning 3 -
61 Agricultural Economics 3 -
62 Agricultural Policy 2 -
63 Natural Resources
Economic II 2 Micro
Economics
64 Advanced Rural Sociology 2 Rural
Sociology
65 Agricultural Development
Seminars 2 -
66 Geography of Iranian 2 -
Rural Economics
67 Development Principles of
Rural & 2 -
Agricultural Industry
Total 21
Elective Courses for the field of Social Development
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE
CREDITS PREREQUISITE
68 Sociology and
Social Welfare 2 54
69 Rural
Anthropology
2 -
70 Local
Participation and Leadership
2 -
71 Tribes 2 69
72
Social Changes
2 -
73 Social
Psychology
Rural Development *
-
Research
Activities
Carbohydrates & Lipids in Animal Nutrition 3
Cr. Utilization and metabolism of
carbohydrates and lipids in animal, systematic evaluation of biochemical
properties of feed carbohydrates and lipids, and their effects, on absorption
and metabolism of the ration nutrients.
Proteins & Amino Acids in Animal
Nutrition 3 Cr. Utilization and metabolism of proteins
and amino acids in animal; methods of providing amino acids for animal
maintenance, growth and production; qualitative evaluation of proteins;
analytical procedures for qualitative evaluation of proteins and amino acids.
Bioenergetics in Nutrition 3 Cr. Energy; classification of feed energy;
efficiency and processing; increasing temperature and its relation to nutrition
balance; warm-blooded animal; effect of temperature on biological functions and
its efficiency; calorimetry and related techniques; nutritional balance and
decreasing and increasing of feed efficiency; today and future bioenergetics.
Techniques & Methods of Nutrition
Researches 4 Cr. Balancing the rations; livestock management;
sampling procedures; balancing experiments; bioassays; trace methodology;
estimating the nutritional requirements.
Digestive Physiology of Ruminants 2 Cr. Receptors of the digestive tract; movements of
rumen and reticulum; blood circulation through omentum; functions of rumen and
reticulum; rumen physiology and digestion.
Digestive Physiology of Nonruminants 2 Cr. Mastication and salivation; deglutition;
muscles and nerves; hormones; gastric movements and secretion; secretion of
duodenum, pancreas and bile; intestinal movements and absorption of water,
electrolytes, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and vitamins; gases.
Digestive Microbiology of Ruminants 2 Cr. Classification of bacteria in rumen; bacterial
distribution in rumen; bacterial morphology; protozoa, their classification and
morphology; transruminal movements and distribution of protozoa; microscopic
tests and counting the protozoa; interrelationship between bacteria and
protozoa; today and future microbiology.
Feed Processing 3 Cr. Effects of
physical and chemical processing on feed carbohydrates, proteins and lipids;
techniques of making mineral premixes and supplement blocks; vitamins and their
premixes; protected proteins; additives (antioxidants, pigments, antibiotics,
coccidiostats, etc.) and amino acids.
Minerals in Animal Nutrition 3 Cr. Nutritional value of minerals; physical and chemical
properties of minerals and their dynamic functions in live organisms.
Vitamins in Animal Nutrition 3 Cr. Chemical and physiological role of vitamins in animal
metabolism; interrelation of biochemical and physiological properties of
vitamins in animal cell.
Experimental Design in Animal Sciences 2 Cr.
Implementation; suitables designs for livestock researches; designs for
reducing experimental errors; analyzing the complicated and unequal data.
Special Problems in Animal Nutrition 2 Cr.
Seminar 1 & 2 1 Cr. each.
Metabolic Disorders 2 Cr.
Nutritional disorders: ketosis, milk fever, grass tetany, fatty liver;
digestive tract disorders: bloat, acidosis, nitrate and urea toxemia; acute
lung edema; lung bloat;
bomasum displacement; metabolic reactions to
cold temperature (heart vessels, endocrine glands, growth hormone, ruminant
infant, growth, lactation); nutritional diseases.
Techniques & Methods in Meat Researches
and Muscle Biology 3 Cr. Fundamental procedures and laboratory
techniques in meat science; muscle histology; and muscle metabolism.
Growth Physiology 2 Cr. Introduction; cells, muscle tissues and their
growth mechanisms; fetal growth; comparative growth of tissues; hormonal
control of growth; interrelationship between nutrition and growth; livestock
products; review of recent literature.
Enzymology
2 Cr. Introduction; classification; chemical
structure and function of enzymes; kinetics and theory of enzyme action;
separation and purification techniques; enzyme assays; review of recent
literature.
Animal Immunology 3 Cr.
History; immunology; immunity and resistance of body against infection;
classification and properties of antigens; antibodies and their biosynthesis;
immunophysiology, different kinds of placenta and transfer of antibodies from
mother to fetus; serological reactions; chemical properties and biological
function of complementary agent; tolerance and hypersensitivity; self
immunological diseases; effects of age and nutrition on prohibiting tumor
growth.
Advanced Fish Nutrition 2 Cr.
Fundamentals of fish metabolism; energy, protein and vitamin requirements;
ration formulation for fish.
Laboratory Animals Nutrition 2 Cr.
Introduction; digestive physiology of
laboratory animals (mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, fishes, ...); digestion,
absorption and metabolism of nutrients; special aspects of nutrition in
laboratory animals; formulation and preparation of synthetic and applied
rations for lab. animals.
Animal Biotechnology 4 Cr. Description of the goals of technology for
livestock improvement; application of technology for increasing the quality and
quantity of livestock products, their reproductive efficiency and resistance to
diseases; animal cell cycle; cell development, distinguishing, stress and
repair; cell transfer, germ cells, development and growth, cell immunology and
antigen technology; gene control in animal, gene treatment, ruminants
microbiology and their ecological control; technology of animal reproduction;
twining; animal colonies; fertility control.
Rumen Physiology 3 Cr. Introduction (anatomy and physiology of rumen,
microorganisms and their function); gastric development and growth in
ruminants; digestive tract receptors; digestion in rumen; secretion and
function of saliva; gastric movement; rumen disorders.
Laboratory Biochemistry 3 Cr. Review of the fundamental techniques of
photometry and chromatography; radioisotopes, atomic absorption; separation,
purification and microanalysis of carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, lipids,
nucleic acids and determination of their physical and chemical properties;
metabolic reactions, chemicals and related experiments.
Mycotoxicology 3 Cr. Mycotoxins and their relationship with
agriculture; different kinds of mycotoxins in the food; estimating procedures
for toxin, especially fungi; distribution, biological effect and control of
toxins.
Toxicology of the Agricultural and
Industrial Chemicals in the Environment
3 Cr. Discriminative techniques
and procedures; synthetic chemicals in natural materials; toxins in livestock
and poultry feeds; fate of the toxic chemicals in breeding dams; toxic residues
in animal and crop products; controlling procedures of toxic allowances.
Toxicology
2 Cr. Definition; sampling; factors influencing the
action mechanisms of arsenic, plumb, copper, selenium, fluorine, benzoic acid,
nitrates and nitrites; volatile poisons (cyanides), sedatives and
tranquillizers, alkaloids; poisonous plants (solanaceae) opium and derivatives;
fern; ranonculacaea; cannula; brassica; hemlock; doping, oreganochlorine
compounds, oregano phosphorous compounds; rodenticides; glucosides.
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