SOIL 203 — Soil Genesis and Characterisation
Agriculture · University of Ghana
Theory: This course introduces students to the fundamentals of soil genesis, characterization and classification. Topics include; Inorganic components of soils: rocks and minerals (primary, secondary and clay minerals); weathering. Soil formation and profile development; master horizons and layers, transitional and combination horizons, suffix symbols. Soil catena concept. Soil characterization; surface and subsurface diagnostic horizons and other diagnostic properties; soil classification: basic principles and purposes of soil classification, soil as a population, pedon and polypedons, single and multiple categorical systems, technical and natural classification systems. Basic characteristics of the USDA soil orders and their FAO (WRB) equivalents; Ghanaian classification system. Practicals: Identification of minerals and rocks; Soil profile description: soil depth, boundary between horizons, texture by feel, soil colour, consistence, structure.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester One
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- AGEX 206 — Approaches to Extension
- AGEX 211 — Food Safety and Quality Standards
- AGEX 213 — Rural Development and Participatory Methodologies
- AGEX 415 — NGO Development and Management
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- ANIM 212 — Elements of Microbiology and Immunology
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).