• Soil: Pedological and Edaphological Concepts • Rocks and Minerals • Weathering and its Impact on Earth’s Surface • Silicate Clays: Constitution and Properties • Source of Charges and Ion Exchange • Cation and Anion Exchange Capacity • Base Saturation (After Buffering Capacity) • Soil Formation • Soil Organic Matter Importance, Dynamics, and Management • Pedogenic Processes • Organic Soil Colloids • Soil Colloids: Inorganic Components and their Significance • Properties of Soil Colloids • Ion Exchange in Soils • Soil Profile: Structure, Horizons and Functions • Soil Texture • Soil Structure • Bulk Density and its Importance • Particle Desity: Concept and Significance • Soil Consistence • Soil Temperature • Soil Air and its Significance • Soil Water: Importance and Management for Sustainable Agriculture • Soil Reaction • Buffering Capacity • Soil Taxonomy • Keys to Soil Orders • Soil of India
Practical Manual on Fundamentals of Soil Science
Experiment No. 1 Study of General Properties of Minerals
Experiment No. 2. Study of Minerals: Silicate and Non-Silicate
Experiment No. 3. Study of Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic
Experiment No. 4. Study of a Soil Profile
Experiment No. 5. Collection and Processing of Soil for Analysis
Experiment No. 6. Study of Soil Texture by Feel Method
Experiment No. 7. Study on Soil Mechanical Analysis
Experiment No. 8. Determination of Particle Density and Soil Porosity
Experiment No. 9. Determination of Soil Color
Experiment No. 10. Study of Soil Structure and Aggregate Analysis
Experiment No. 11. Determination of Soil Moisture and Field Capacity
Experiment No. 12. Determination of Water Holding Capacity
Experiment No. 13. Study of Infiltration Rate of Soil
Experiment No. 14. Determination of Soil pH
Experiment No. 15. Electrical Conductivity of Soil
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