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Soils 901A

Soils 901 - Introduction to Soils
and Soil Properties

Instructor:

Katharine L. Butler

Points

4

Semesters Offered:

Fall

Text:

Plaster, E.J. 2003. Soil Science and Management (4th Ed.). Delmar, New York. (required)

Brady, N.C. and R.R. Weil, 2002. The Nature and Properties of Soils (13th ed.). Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pennsylvania. (recommended, on reserve in ASI Learning Center)


Course Description:

This introductory course covers the fundamentals of soils and soil properties. Topics covered include soil genesis, physical properties, taxonomy, biology, ecology, chemistry, and soil-water interactions. Offered to first term Golf Course Turfgrass Management students.

Announcements

Lecture Highlights

Photos and illustrations

Digging Deeper

Turf Links


Soil Science courses at Penn State
Penn State Department of Crop and Soil Sciences home page
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences home page
Penn State University home page

Please send questions and comments to: Katharine L. Butler (katebutler@psu.edu)

This document was last modified on September 28, 2004.

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