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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Soil and Water Sciences
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Moshe Shenker
Coordinator Office Hours:
Sunday 13:00-14:00
Teaching Staff:
Prof. Moshe Shenker
Course/Module description:
Tests for soil characterization and their performance. Instrumentation used for examining the mineralogical, physical and chemical features of soils. Components of the solid phase of soils (texture, organic matter, lime, specific surface tension) and their structure (density and porosity). The liquid phase of the soil (water content, water-holding capacity - laboratory and soil tests) and dissolved salts (the saturated soil extract for measuring pH, electrical conductivity, cations and anions in the soil extracts). Exchangeable cation capacity and composition. Nutrient elements (nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, trace elements) and their availability.
Course/Module aims:
Understand the standard methods for testing soils; Understanding the meaning of the results and the limitations of the methods in different soils; acquisition of skill work; providing important background doing soil research.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Knowing many methods for soil characterization.
Perform methods in the frame of research and correctly interprete results of soil tests - from the field and from the scientific literature
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
lab
Course/Module Content:
Land survey field;
Specific surface area;
particle-size analysis; bulk density; moisture content; Organic matter content; carbonate content; exchangeable
cations - capacity and composition; Saturation paste - pH, electrical conductivity, nitrate, element and ion concentrations; specific extraction for availability assessment - potassium, iron, manganese, zinc, copper and phosphorus;
Digestion of plant material
Water retention; tensiomenter
Required Reading:
Preparation for each laboratory - reading the relevant chapters in the lab manual:
חן, י., י. ענבר, פ. ברק, מ. שנקר. 2008. שיטות לבדיקת קרקעות. רחובות.
Additional Reading Material:
1. Carter, M.R. and E.G. Gregorich. 2007. Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis. 2nd ed. Boca Raton,
Fla.
2. Dixon, J.B. and Weeds, S.B. 1989 (2nd
ed.). Minerals in Soil Environments. Soil Science. Society of
America Publisher, Madison, WI.
3. Hanks, H.J., and G.L., Ashcroft. 1980. Applied Soil Physics. Springer-Verlag.
4. Hasset, J.J., and W.L., Banwart. 1992. Soils and their Environment. Prentice-Hall, New York.
5. Hillel, D. 1980. Fundamentals of Soil Physics. Academic Press, New York.
6. Klute, A. et al. (eds.). 1986. Methods of soil analysis, Part 1. American Society of Agronomy Inc.,
Madison, WI.
7. Lindsay, W.L. 1979. Chemical Equilibrium in Soils. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
8. Manahan, S.E. Environmental chemistry (7th Edition). Lewis Pub. FL.
9. Marschner, H. 1995. Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants (2nd ed). Academic Press, London.
10. Sparks, D.L. 1995. Environmental soil chemistry. Academic Press, Ca.
11. Sposito, G. 1984. The Surface Chemistry of Soils. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
12. Sposito, G. 1994. Chemical Equilibria and Kinetics in Soils. Oxford University Press, New York.
13. Tan, K.H. 1993. Principles of Soil Chemistry (2nd ed.) Marcel Dekker Inc., New York.
14. Tan, K.H. 1994. Environmental Soil Science. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York.
15. Tan, K.H. 1996. Soil sampling, preparation, and analysis. Marcell Dekker, Inc. New York.
16. Wild, A. 1994. Soils and the Environment: an Introduction. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.
17. חן, י., י. ענבר, פ. ברק, מ. שנקר. 2008. שיטות לבדיקת קרקעות. רחובות.
18. להב, נ., מ. שנקר, י. חן. 2008. יסודות מדע הקרקע, מהדורה שניה. רחובות.
19. רביקוביץ, ש. 1981. קרקעות ישראל. הוצאת הקיבוץ המאוחד.
20. כפכפי, ע. 1997. סוגיות בדישון. דשנים וחומרים כימיים בע"מ.
אתרים באינטרנט:
Soil Science on line - textbook: The Pedosphere and its Dynamics. A system Approach to Soil Science:
http://www.pedosphere.com
The Virtual Museum of Minerals and Molecules: http://www.soils.wisc.edu/virtual_museum/index.html
Soil texture triangle: http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/brian.oram/soilwatr.htm
Soil texture triangle: hydraulic properties calculate: http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/brian.oram/soilwatr.htm
עיתונים מדעיים ברשת (לגישה מאתר ספרית הפקולטה באינטרנט):
JEQ - Journal of Environmental Quality
SSSAJ - Soil Science Society of America journal
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam / Home Exam 55 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 35 %
Personal Guide / Tutor / Team Evaluation 5 %
Presentation / Poster Presentation / Lecture 5 %
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