PSC415 Soil Management (8)
Abstract| In this subject the management of the major forms of soil degradation (erosion, acidity, salinity, nutrient decline deterioration of soil structure and pollution) is evaluated. Principles of soil conservation, total catchment management and land management policies are developed. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Internal | Wagga Wagga Campus | | Distance* | Wagga Wagga Campus |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PSC415
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences |
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| Prerequisite(s) | Incompatible subject(s) |
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| PSC104 | PSC3%% |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the major causes of soil degradation and their management
- be able to evaluate the quality, and implications, of scientific information relating to soil management issues
- be able to formulate and test hypotheses relating to soil management issues
- to able to create and justify management options to conserve or improve the soil resource
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
(a) defining soil degradation problems
(b) understand the problems: causes and management
(i) structural decline,
(ii) extremes of pH,
(iii) salinity,
(iv) nutrient decline,
(v) erosion, and
(vi) pollution
(b) principles of soil conservation;
(c) principles of soil conservation;
(d) total catchment and land management policy |
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Residential School| This subject contains a compulsory 3 day residential school.
Three day compulsory residential school
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
