SSW103F - Pedology and Soil Classification

Purpose: Ecological Functions of Soil: medium for plant growth, regulation of water supply, recycling wastes, habitat for organisms, mediate air and water quality; Soil Formation: soil forming factors e.g. parent material and topography, horizon development and soil horizons and soil profiles; Soil texture, Structure and Colour: soil colour, soil porosity, soil structure and soil texture; Soil Classification: soil classification and interpretation, soil mapping, individual classification systems; Mineralogy: inorganic constituents of soil, primary and secondary minerals, identification of minerals and properties and products of weathering.