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SLM201: Principles of Soil Science
This course – principles of soil science - is meant to provide essential information for those who want to acquire knowledge about soils and how to use and manage them. Going through this course would afford the student to become familiar with soils as natural units or entities and with their inherent characteristics.
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That is, after going through this course, you should be able to:
- State clearly the nature of the parent materials from which soils are formed, the soil-forming factors and processes of soil classification and survey.
- List those parameters used for soil classification.
- State clearly, soil reaction and its effects on plant growth,
- Explain briefly the application of lime to ameliorate acid soils and the role of organic matter in soil productivity.
- Identify the individual roles of essential nutrient elements in plant growth and the need to use fertilizer amendments.
- Enumerate the principles and practices of soil testing and plant analysis as a tool for profitable crop production.
- Identify the many ways of maintaining soil productivity and even making problems soils productive.
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