Course title
土壌学   [Soil Science]
Course category		Requirement		Credit	2
Department		Year	2～	Semester	Spring
Course type	Spring	Course code	01AN2202
Instructor(s)
田中 治夫   [TANAKA Haruo]
Facility affiliation	Faculty of Agriculture	Office	2-221	Email address

Course description

Soil is the medium where plants grow. It is important for the agricultural production to learn the characteristics and functions of the soil. In this course, students will learn the soil components and functions in the crops production.

Expected Learning

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to: (1) Explain the components such as soil organic matter, soil minerals and soil organisms. (2) Explain the functions in the crops production. (3) Judge the soil fertile.

Course schedule

Unit 1: Course orientation and introduction Unit 2: Soil structure and soil water and air Unit 3: Soil minerals Unit 4: Soil organic matter Unit 5: Soil organisms Unit 6: Nutrients maintenance function of soil Unit 7: Chemistry of soil acidity Unit 8: Soil fertility Unit 9: Soil potential productivity classification Unit 10: Characteristic of upland soils Unit 11: Characteristic of paddy soils Unit 12: Characteristics of soils under grassland and perennial crops Unit 13: Soil genesis and classification Unit 14: Soil pollution and soil conservation Unit 15: Summary, semester test

Prerequisites

It is desirable to take a course of the basic science such as chemistry, physics, biology, and geology.

Required Text(s) and Materials

Matsunaka T 2003: Fundamentals of Soil Science, Nobunkyo (Rural Culture Association Japan) (in Japanese)

References

Assessment/Grading

Attendance (40%) and semester test (60%)

Message from instructor(s)

Course keywords

Soil fertility, Soil organic matter, Soil minerals, Soil organisms, Upland soils, Paddy soils

Office hours

By e-mail

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Lecture Language

Japanese

Language Subject

Last update

3/2/2017 1:04:15 PM