Soil Science

Course code: SSC 111
Course Title: Fundamentals of Soil &Science and Geology
Credit Hours: 3(2+1)

OBJ ECTIVES
Upon the successful completion of this course, the students will be able to gain basic knowledge of soils in relation to crop production, physical and chemical properties of soils, and be able to identify soil reactions for the amendments of different types of soil condition.

SYLLABUS

Definition, concept and use of soils; soil as a medium for plant growth; soil components and soil-plant relationship; physical properties of soils – mechanical composition and textural classification,soil structure and its importance, soil color and its importance, bulk density, particle density and porosity of soils, consistence and plasticity, soil reaction-pH and measurements, soil acidity and alkalinity, effect of pH on nutrient availability, buffering of soils, amendments of acid, saline and sodic soils; Soil colloids — organic and inorganic colloids and their properties; cation and anion exchange phenomena, silicate clays — composition and properties Geology in relation to soils- evolution and composition of earth, development of soils, rocks and minerals- origin, classification,distribution and weathering geological behavior of elements, fluvial, glacial, marine and lacustrine land forms, geology and soils of physiographic units of Nepal.

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NOTES

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1. Introduction
2. Soil Physical Properties
3. Soil Chemical Properties
4. Ion Exchange phenomenons in Soil
5. Geology in relation to Soil
6. Physioregions of nepal
7. Weathering
8. Minerals-Rocks-Soil
9. Whole book PDF

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