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Soil Science (SOIL)
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
SOIL 304 Fundamentals of Soil Science (4) (3 Lec, 1
3-hr Lab) Origin, development, properties, management of tropical
soils; classification of Hawaiian soils. Pre: CHEM 151 or CHEM 171.
SOIL 430 Soil Chemistry (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Study
of soil chemical processes such as weathering, adsorption,
precipitation, and ion exchange; causes of soil acidity, alkalinity, and
salinity; reactions between soils and fertilizers, pesticides, or heavy
metals. Pre: 304 or consent.
SOIL 450 Soil Fertility (4) (3 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Principles
of plant-soil interactions and nutrient availability relative to soil,
chemical, and physical properties. Soil fertility evaluation. Nutrient
management for enhanced crop production/minimum environmental pollution.
Pre: 304 and CHEM 161.
SOIL 460 Soil Physics (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) An
analysis of the size, shape, arrangement, and mineral composition of
soil particles and the application of physics to predict soil behavior
and performance in the field. Pre: 304 and either PHYS 151 or PHYS 170.
SOIL 461 Soil, Erosion, and Conservation (3) Processes
and factors which influence erodibility and determine erosion;
principles of erosion control; soil conservation as an element of
resource stability and sustainable agriculture. Pre: 304 and consent.
SOIL 604 Advanced Soil Microbiology (4) (3 Lec, 1
3-hr Lab) Study of biochemical and biogeochemical transformations
mediated by soil microorganisms, emphasis on processes important to
plant growth and development. Pre: 304 and MICR 351, or consent.
SOIL 640 Advanced Soil Chemistry (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr
Lab) Physio-chemical properties of soils and soil solutions with
emphasis on ionic equilibria and surface-solution relationships. Pre:
430 and CHEM 351, or consent.
SOIL 650 Advanced Soil Fertility (4) (2 Lec, 2 3-hr
Lab) Soil-plant interactions, emphasis on characteristics of
tropical soils and plants influencing nutrient uptake by plants.
Diagnostic methods to identify nutrient deficiency and element toxicity.
Pre: 450.
SOIL 660 Hydrologic Processes in Soils (3) (2 Lec,
1 3-hr Lab) Hydrologic properties of soils and the processes
involved in water infiltration, drainage, and solute transport. Emphasis
on measurement of key parameters required for modeling. Pre: either 460
or GG 455, and MATH 231; or consent.
SOIL 670 Soil Formation and Classification (4) (3
Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Weathering and alteration of rocks, formation of
soils, comprehensive review of effects of climate, vegetation, drainage,
topography, and time on formation of soils; classification of soils with
emphasis on soil taxonomy. Emphasis on tropical soils. Pre: 304 and 430,
or consent.
SOIL 671 Soil and Clay Mineralogy (3) (2 Lec, 1
3-hr Lab) Instrumental analysis of soil minerals with emphasis on
clay size material. Pre: 304 and 430.
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