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Terminated in academic year 1999/2000

Pedology

Type of study -
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0214/00
Abbreviation PEDN
Course title Pedology
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator Fiktivní Uživatel

Course aims

The course provides basic information on pedology (soil science). After completing it, the student is fully aware of the complex nature of the soil environment and multidisciplinarity in its study. The student is able to characterize the basic parameters of soil from a physical, chemical, physico-chemical, biochemical and biological point of view. The student understands the connection between natural conditions and soil conditions in the Czech Republic, which can characterize and is fully aware of why it is important to protect the soil.

Literature

WHITE, R. E. Principles and Practice of Soil. Science The Soil As a Natural Resource. Maldon: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. 376 p. ISBN 978-0-632-06455-7 

Advised literature

BRADY, N. C., WEIL, R.R.: The nature and properties of soils. Boston (USA): Pearson, 2016, 1104 p. ISBN-13: 978-0133254488