Introduction to Soil Science

Course content

1. 1Soil as a natural bodyComing
2. 2Soil formation and parent materialsComing
3. 3Soil texture and structureComing
4. 4Soil waterComing
5. 5Soil air and temperatureComing
6. 6Soil minerals and claysComing
7. 7Cation exchange and soil pHComing
8. 8Soil organic matterComing
9. 9Soil organismsComing
10. 10The Canadian System of Soil ClassificationComing
11. 11Soil survey and mappingComing
12. 12Reading a soil profile: a case studyComing

Requirements

• CHEM-101 General Chemistry I

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

The physical, chemical and biological properties of soil and how soils form and are classified.

Part of the Agriculture & Food stream, typically taken in year 1.