Soil Science

The aim of the course is the knowledge of the characteristics of the soil and its principal functions. The soils will be studied for their agronomic characteristics and for how much it concerns their vulnerability in relationship to different uses.Soil genesis, processes and dynamics of soil formation in
relation with the landscape; interpretation of main soil
characters connected with soil environmental functions
and main international classification rules; world soil
distribution, genesis of soil maps, and evaluation of soil
capability.

At the end of the course the student will to:
- Know chemical, physical and biological soil characteristics, and their relationships.
- Know how to carry out laboratory analyses of the most important properties of agricultural soils.
- Properly use descriptive, analytical and cartographic data about soils, and their relationships with vegetation, lithology and geomorphic dynamics in the rural or natural environment they are generated from.