206-402 Soil Management and Conservation

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Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

206-201 Soil and Water Resources (recommended), 206-320 Processes in the Soil Environment.

Semester

Subject Description

An understanding of the major current issues in the management of soils under various land uses in Australia, and the ability to apply practical solutions to problems of soil management.

The content includes:

• principles and application of methods of soil survey and land capability assessment, as appropriate to case studies;

• principles and practical significance of major soil management issues, including soil structure and its maintenance, maintenance of soil fertility, soil testing and the use of fertilizers, salinity and sodicity, soil acidification and erosion; application of case studies;

• and soil contamination and remediation.

Assessment

A three-hour examination, a practical test (10%), and two assignments equivalent to 2500 words (each 20%).