Lecture Schedule

LECTURE SCHEDULE

Course Title: Fundamentals of Soil Science 2 (1+1)
Course Leader: Dr. D. Tripathi, Professor, Dept. of Soil Sciences & Water Management,
YSPUHF, Nauni – Solan (H.P.)

Weeks
Theory
1st Week
Lecture - 1 Composition of Earth Crust
2nd Week
Lecture - 2 Soil Forming Processes
3rd Week
Lecture - 3 Aerial Photography
4th Week Lecture - 4 Soil Classification and Land Capability Classification
5th Week Lecture - 5 Soil Physical Properties
6th Week Lecture - 6 Soil Structure and Consistency
7th Week Lecture - 7 Densities of Soil, Porosity and Soil Color
8th Week Lecture - 8 Soil Air and Temperature
9th Week Lecture - 9 Soil Water
10th Week Lecture - 10 Soil Colloids
11th Week Lecture - 11 Ion Exchange
12th Week Lecture - 12 Concept of Soil pH and Nutrient Availability
13th Week Lecture - 13 Soil Organic Matter
14th Week Lecture - 14 Problem Soils
15th Week Lecture - 15 Soil Environmental Quality
16th Week Lecture - 16 Quality of Irrigation Water
17th Week Lecture - 17 Soils of India

Practical Part
1st Week Practical - 1 Collection and preparation of Soil Samples
2nd Week Practical - 2 Study of Soil Profile
3rd Week Practical - 3 Determination of Soil Colour
4th Week Practical - 4 Determination soil moisture content
5th Week Practical - 5 Determination of Bulk Density of Soils
6th Week Practical - 6 Determination of Soil pH
7th Week Practical - 7 Determination of Electrical Conductivity of Soil
8th Week Practical - 8 Particle Size Analysis of Soil.
9th Week Practical - 9 Preparation of HCl extract
10th Week Practical - 10 Determination of sesquioxides( Fe2O3 and Al2O3)
11th Week Practical - 11 Determination of Calcium and magnesium
12th Week Practical - 12 Determination of P2O5 and K2O
13th Week Practical - 13 Determination of total Sulphur
14th Week Practical - 14 Determination of Total Nitrogen Content of Soils
15th Week Practical - 15 Determination of Organic Carbon Content of Soils
16th Week Practical - 16 Determination of Cation Exchange Capacity of Soils


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