SUBJECT

Title

Pedogenesis

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

Doctoral

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Part of degree program

Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences

Credits

Recommended in

Semesters 1-4

Typically offered in

Autumn/Spring semester

Course description

Diagnostic properties of soil horizons refer to soil forming processes. Present doctoral course provides an overview about diagnostic properties and diagnostic materials of soils in the context of soil forming. Secondary objective of the course is the comparison of WRB2006 and WRB2014/2015 in the context of soils of the temperate zone.

Readings

White, R. E. Principles and Practice of Soil Science: The Soil as a Naural Resource. Blackwell Publishing. 2006
World Soil Resources Reports: Major Soils of the World, FAO. 2001.
World reference base for soil resources 2014 International soil classification system for naming soils and creating legends for soil maps Update 2015. FAO UN Rome, 2015 World Soil Resources Reports 106