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10 Jan. | 1 | Course intro. & intro. to Soil Ecosystem | Course webpages |
| 12 Jan. | 2 | Soil Composition and Importance | Chapter 1 | |
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17 Jan. | 3 | Physical Properties | Chapter 4 |
| 19 Jan. | 4 | Soil Water | Chapter
5 |
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24 Jan. | 5 | Aeration
& Temperature |
Chapter
7 |
| 26 Jan. | 6 | Colloids,
Cation and Anion Exchange |
Chapter
8 |
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31 Jan. | 7 | Acidity,
Alkalinity, & Salinity |
Chapter
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| 2 Feb. | 8 | Soil Organisms & SOM (1) | Chapter
10 |
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7 Feb. | 9 | Soil Organisms & SOM (2) | Chapter 11 |
| 9 Feb. |
10 | Midterm Exam. | ||
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14 Feb. | 11 | Plant
Nutrients(1):
N &S |
Chapter 12 |
| 16 Feb. | 12 | Nutrients(2):P, K, Ca, Mg, & Micro | Chapter 12 | |
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21 Feb. | 13 | Soil Fertility & Management | Chapter 13 |
| 23 Feb. | 14 | Soil Erosion | Chapter 14 | |
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28 Feb. | 15 | Soil Pollution |
Chapter 15 |
| 2 March | 16 | Soil
Formation |
Chapter 2 |
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7 March | 17 | Taxonomy | Chapter 3 |
| 9 March | 18 | Cheng's Research or Guest Lecture | Reprints | |
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14 March | 19 | Water Resources & Irrigation | Chapter 6
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16 March |
20 | Final review | ||
| Finals | 21 March | Tuesday 4:00-7:00 pm | Covers entire course | |
Required Textbook: Ray R. Weil and Nyle
C. Brady. 2019. Elements of the Nature and Properties
of soils. Pearson/Prentice Hall, 4th edition.