Terminated in academic year 2022/2023

Pedology

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	546-0948/02
Abbreviation	PedD
Course title	Pedology
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1. Soil-forming factors and soil-forming processes.
2. Mineral phases and inorganic components in soils.
3. Physical properties of soils.
4. Color, texture and soil structure.
5. Chemical properties of soils, sorption complex.
6. Soil organisms.
Humus and humification processes.
8. Soil water. Soil air.
9. Soil fertility and care.
10. Morphology of soil profile.
11. Diagnostic soil horizons.
12. Soil classification.
13. Genetic soil types of Europe and their extension.
14. Main soil types in the Czech Republic.
15. Horizontal and vertical zonality of soils.
16. Soil in landscape and ecosystems.
17. Soil sampling and analysis.
18. Ground-based field survey.
19. Soil maps.
20. Paleopedology.

Literature

Fitzpatrick E.A.: Soils. Their formation, classification and distribution.
Longman, London, 1983, 353 p.
Bolt G.H.: Soil chemistry. Part B. Physico-chemical models. 2nd ed. Elsevier,
Amsterdam, 321 p.

Advised literature

Duchafour P.: Pedologie. Sol, vegetation, environment. 3rd ed. Collection
abregee. Massan, Paris, 1991. 289 p.
Kuntze H., Roeschmann G., Schwerdtfeger G.: Bodenkunde. 5th Ed. Verlag Eugen
Ulmer, Stuttgart, 1994. 424 p.

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