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Problematic Soils and their Management
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture • Semester 3 • SOIL 211
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Theory Lecture Schedule
14 indexed topics01
Soil quality and health T
02
Distribution of waste land and problem soils in India.
03
Categorization of problem soils based on properties
04
Reclamation and management of acid soils
05
Reclamation and management saline, sodic soils, acid sulphate soils
06
Eroded and compacted soils
07
Polluted soils, contaminated soils (pesticide contamination, heavy metal contamination), mined soils (coal mined, oil mined)
08
Management of riverine soils, waterlogged soils
09
Irrigation water — quality and standards,
10
Utilization of saline water in agriculture
11
Use of remote sensing and GIS in diagnosis and management of problem soils
12
Multipurpose tree (MPT) species
13
Bio remediation through MPTS of soils 14, Land capability and classification, land suitability classification 1
15
Redox potential in soil
Practical Lecture Schedule
15 indexed topics01
Determination of pHs and EC of saturation extract of problematic soil
02
Determination of water-soluble Ca in soil
03
Determination of water-soluble Mg in soil
04
Determination of water-soluble sodium and Potassium in soil
05
Determination of exchangeable Ca++ and Mg++ in soil
06
Determination of Na+ and K+ in soil
07
Computation of SAR and ESP and characterization of problematic soil
08
Determination of gypsum requirement of sodic soil
09
Determination of lime requirement of acid soil
10
Determination of pH and EC of ground water
11
Determination of Ca++ and Mg++ in ground water
12
Determination of sodium in ground water
13
Determination of CO; , HCO* , Cl-, SAR and RSC in ground waters
14
Determination of nitrate (NO3-) in irrigation water
15
Determination of dissolved oxygen and free carbon dioxide levels in water samples.
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