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Principles of pedology
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Anno accademico 2012/2013
- Codice dell'attività didattica
- AGR0379
- Docente
- Prof. Eleonora BONIFACIO (Affidamento interno)
- Insegnamento integrato
- Soil plant climate system modeling 1 (AGR0379)
- Crediti/Valenza
- 4
- SSD dell'attività didattica
- AGR/14 - pedologia
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Sommario insegnamento
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Obiettivi formativi
The objectives of this course are to provide the bases of pedology and to apply them to understand the relationship between soil development and soil properties using both the main systems of soil classification and simple models.
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Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi
At the end of the course the student will have the bases to understand soil distribution, to understand soil names using the main systems of soil classification and to apply simple models to predict some important soil properties
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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.
How to read soil maps, land capacity and land suitability maps. How to use soil classification systems and soil maps to estimate soil properties.
Pedotransfer functions, examples and applications.
Testi consigliati e bibliografia
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- Certini G., Ugolni F.C. 2010. Basi di Pedologia. Il Sole 24 ore Edagricole
- Driessen et al (Eds.) 2001. Lecture notes on the major soils of the world. World Soil Resources Reports, n. 94, FAO. Roma. (http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/Y1899E/y1899e00.htm)
- 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).
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