Semester IV
Problematic Soils and Their Management
SOILS 221 · 2 (1+1) credit hours
Syllabus
Topic-wise syllabus
Theory
9 topics · 14 lectures
| No. | Topic | Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I | ||
| 1 | Soil quality and health | 1 |
| 2 | Distribution of Waste land and problematic soils in India, Categorization of Problematic soils based on properties | 2 |
| 3 | Reclamation and management of Acid soils, Saline, Sodic soils, Acid Sulphate soils, Eroded and Compacted soils, polluted soils | 2 |
| Unit II | ||
| 4 | Contaminated soils (Pesticide contamination, Heavy metal contamination), Mined soils (Coal mined, Oil mined) | 2 |
| 5 | Management of Riverine soils, Water logged soils | 1 |
| 6 | Irrigation water–quality and standards, utilization of saline water in agriculture | 2 |
| Unit III | ||
| 7 | Use of Remote sensing and GIS in diagnosis and management of problem soils. Irrigation and water quality | 2 |
| 8 | Multipurpose tree (MPT) species, bioremediation through MPTs of soils | 1 |
| 9 | Land capability and classification, land suitability classification | 1 |
Practical
8 topics
| No. | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Determination of pH and EC of saturation extract of problematic soil |
| 2 | Determination of redox potential in soil |
| 3 | Estimation of water soluble and exchangeable cations in soil and computation of SAR and ESP and characterization of problematic soil |
| 4 | Determination of Gypsum requirement of alkali / sodic soil |
| 5 | Determination of lime requirement of acidic soil |
| 6 | Determination of Quality of irrigation water (pH, EC, Ca, Mg, Na, CO3, HCO3, Cl, SAR and RSC) |
| 7 | Determination of nitrate (NO3) from irrigation water |
| 8 | Determination of dissolved oxygen and free carbon dioxide levels in water samples |
Study material
Notes
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