Department of Food Production

LEVEL: III

SEMESTER: 1 

COURSE TITLE: AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL PHYSICS

NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3

PRE-REQUISITES: AGSL 1001 (Soils and the Environment) and AGSL 2101 (Principles of Soil Science)

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Introduction; soil texture and structure; specific surface of soil particles; soil water content; soil water retention and potential; soil water characteristic (retention) and their measurements; flow of water in soils; soil bulk density and compaction; solute transport in soils and salinity; soil thermal properties; soilplant-atmospheric relations; soil gaseous phase and transport.

ASSESSMENT: Coursework 50% Final Examination 50%