Laboratory Manual for Introductory Soils

Laboratory Manual for Introductory Soils

          
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This manual is designed to encourage the quantitative investigation of soil properties, as well as to give a "feel" for what soils are and how they behave. It provides opportunities to see, touch and manipulate soil in the lab and in the field to better understand pedological, biological, chemical, and physical aspects of one of nature's most complex ecosystems. Many of the exercises introduce the basics of the scientific method and use of instrumentation. A unifying thread is the repeated use a "personal soil" sampled at the start of the course from a place with which the student has a personal relationship. By the end of the course students can interpret data from a dozen different analyses for land use and soil management implications. With more than enough exercises to fill a 15-week semester, this lab manual gives users the flexibility to choose investigations most in line with their interests and available equipment. Each of the 21 exercises includes: Measurable learning objectives. An introduction that puts the activity into context. A detailed list of required materials. A step-by-step procedure with one column giving procedural steps and the other column providing additional information and explaining why these steps are undertaken. Graphic illustrations to clarify the procedures or concepts. A hand-in section with places for student observations as well as thought questions.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Preface About the Author General Objectives of this Study of Soil Science Soil Science Lab Safety Guidelines Suggested Schedule of Laboratory Exercises Exercises 1 Chemical Weathering of Plant Nutrients in Rocks and Minerals 2 Parent Materials For Soils: Rock and Minerals 3 Some Field Skills: Texture "By Feel" and Color by Munsell Charts 4 Using a Pit to Study the Soil Profile 5 Use of Soil Survey Information in Land Planning 6 Getting to Know a Catena in the Field 7 Soil Texture: Mechanical Analysis of Particle Size 8 Soil Density, Porosity and Structural Stability 9 Investigating Capillary Rise 10 Effect of Soil Composition on Percolation and Retention of Water 11 Using a Tensiometer to Monitor Soil Moisture Status 12 Effect of Cations on Flocculation 13 Cation Exchange Properties of Soils 14 Soil Acidity and Alkalinity (pH) 15 Microbial Activity Related to Decomposition and Nitrogen Transformation 16 Buried Slide for Observation of Soil Microorganisms 17 Determination of Soil Organic Matter Content 18 Active Fraction Carbon and Soil Health 19 Movement of Phosphorus and Nitrogen in Soil 20 Test for Plant-Available Phosphorus in Soil 21 Simulated Wetland Soil Mesocosms (Winogradsky Columns) Appendices A Obtaining a Representative Soil Sample for Analysis B Water Needed to Bring Soil to 60% Saturation for Aerobic Incubations C Guide to Estimation of Available Water Holding Capacity Based on Soil Texture D Determination of Soil Moisture Content E Using Moles and Moles of Change F Using a Spectrophotometer G Soil Characterization Project


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781792479441
  • Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
  • Publisher Imprint: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • No of Pages: 277
  • ISBN-10: 1792479441
  • Publisher Date: 30 Jul 2021
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English


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