815329 Selected methods of soil analysis
- Type
- Practical course
- Semester hours
- 3
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2023
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch, Deutsch
- Content
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Various methods of soil physical and chemical analyses in laboratory and field
- Previous knowledge expected
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Basics in soil physics
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Knowledge:
- Describe lab and field methods for determination of physical and chemical soil properties
- Describe the importance and use of the obtained soil physical and chemical parameters
Skills:
- Determination of particle size distribution and particle density
- Determination of saturated hydraulic conductivity, soil bulk density, and porosity
- Determination of (an)organic carbon content, pH, and electric conductivity of soils
- Determination in the field of saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity, matric potential, volumetric and gravimetric water content
Competences:
- Selection and application of adequate methods for analysis of selected soil properties
- Result interpretation of selected experiments conducted in the field and lab
- Evaluation of a soil for agricultural purposes
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