Section of Soil and Crop Science

PLSCS 2600 Soil Science

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Lecture

Laboratory

Code of Conduct

 

Syllabus - Unit Two

 

Soil Management

After completion of this unit, you should be able to understand the interaction of the physical and chemical properties of soils, relate these soil processes to landscape biophysical processes, and integrate this understanding to into successful landscape management goals. The unit will encompass the following subject areas:

Topic

Subject Areas

Readings

Soil Air and Temperature

System phases
Reduction/Oxidation Potential (Redox)
Soil Aeration
Thermal Properties of Soil
Solar Energy - adsorption and loss

Chapter 7

  Colloids

Type: silicate, amorphous and non-silicate
Architecture and Characteristics
Genesis & Distribution
Charge Potential
Cation and Anion Exchange Capacity

Chapter 8

Organic Matter (OM)

Carbon cycle
Decomposition
Properties of Organic Matter

Chapter 12

Soil Acidity (pH)

Acidification (chemical and biological)
Pools of Acidity
pH buffering
Liming
Role of Aluminum

Chapter 9

Nutrients

N, P, K and S cycling
Micronutrients
pH and redox effects
Deficits and Toxicity
Fertilization

Chapter 13, 14 and 15

and skim

Chapter 16

Class Notes

Video links & Lecture PDFs

Soil Air and Temperature

Video 13 with PDF13 and Video 14 with PDF14

Colloids 

Video 16 with PDF 16, Video 17 with PDF 17, Video 18 with PDF 18 and the first part of Video 19

Colloids notes

Also

Colloids - Examine the tetrahedral and octohedral building blocks. Then play with the phylosilicate building blocks by moving your mouse over the tetrahedral and dragging them to lattice points below (white dots). Then rotate and/or flip them to create a complete layer. If all else fails click on the dragon to complete the sheet. Move on and try your hand at the octohedral layer. When you have a complete 2:1 layer look at the differences between the four different phylosilicates colloids.

Weathering - Drag the triangle along the timeline to see how the structural arrangement of the colloids changes through weathering.

Isomorphic Substitution - Click on the four phylosilicates to see the ideallized substitution pattern. Pyrophyllite is the phylosilicate without any "contaminates" - see that its charge is zero. Select different ions to substite, then left click and select structural ions to change and see the effect on charge.

Organic Matter

Video 19 with PDF 19, Video 20 with PDF 20 and Video 21 with PDF 21

Organic notes

pH

Video 22 with PDF 22, Video 23 with PDF 23 and Video 24 with PDF 24

pH notes

Nutrients

Video 25 with PDF 25, Video 26 with PDF 26, Video 27 with PDF 27 and the first part of Video 28

Nutrient Notes

Prelim 2

Prelim 2 Review Video 31

Prelim 2 Review on October 31st

Prelim 2 Test Questions

Prelim 2 on November 2nd

Readings

1) Text: Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16

2) There are also specific reading in the text associated with the labs.

 

PLSCS 2600 Soil Science

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