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Pedology
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Anno accademico 2009/2010
- Docente
- Eleonora BONIFACIO
- Insegnamento integrato
- Soil-plant-climate models (AGR0172)
- Crediti/Valenza
- 4 CFU
- SSD dell'attività didattica
- AGR/14 - pedologia
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Sommario insegnamento
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Obiettivi formativi
The objectives of this teaching unit are to provide the bases of pedology and to apply them to understand the relationship between soil development and soil properties using the main systems of soil classification.- Oggetto:
Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi
At the end of the pedology lectures, the student will be able to derive the main soil chemical and physical properties from soil maps, to understand the relationships between soil types and landscape, and to evaluate the results of hydrological models in relation to soil properties.- Oggetto:
Programma
Introduction to pedology. The soil profile: description and assessment of soil horizons. Morphological properties.
The soil forming factors: parent material, organisms, relief, climate and time.
Pedogenic processes, with special emphasis on temperate environment.
The major systems of soil classification. The diagnostic horizons and the diagnostic properties.
The structure of the WRB and of USDA Soil Taxonomy.
Soil cartography: soil maps and secondary maps, land mapping units. How to read soil maps, land capacity and land suitability maps.
How to use soil classification systems and soil maps to estimate soil properties.
Case studies
Testi consigliati e bibliografia
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- Soil Survey Staff, 1999. Soil Taxonomy, A basic system of soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys. 2nd edition. U.S. Dept. Agric., Natural Resources Conservation Service. Agriculture Handbook 436, U.S. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C., USA. (available in Internet)
ISSS Working Group RB. 1998.World Reference Base for Soil Resources: Introduction. J.A. Deckers, F.O. Nachtergaele and O.C. Spaargarren (Editors). First Edition. International Soil Science Society (ISSS), International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Acco, Leuven, BE. (available in internet). - Oggetto:
Note
The final evaluation will be based on the discussion of a written report on a case study, integrated by questions on the lecture topics- Oggetto:
