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The course majorly covers factors controlling growth of plants, factors controlling availability and uptake of plant nutrients and nutrients required by different plants.  It covers soil fertility status of E. African countries, factors affecting plant growth, plant nutrients, and forms of nutrients taken by plans, functions of plant nutrients and their deficiency symptoms. Organic and Inorganic fertilizers, loss of plant nutrients, cycles of major plant nutrients, soil organic matter, C: N ration and its role in organic matter mineralization and immobilization, composting process, soil acidity and liming.