Soil Science: Physical Fertility and Water Retention

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By the instructor explores the physical aspects of soil, focusing on water movement and soil properties.

Explores soil fertility in the Swiss context, covering indicators, measurements, nutrient assimilation, and crop yield limitations.

Explores the organic constituents of soil, including types, sources, and degradation.

Explores soil protection, legislation, and strategies to prevent soil degradation and pollution in Switzerland.

Examines soil as a fragile and limited asset, emphasizing global degradation processes and the importance of sustainable land use.

Explores soil-atmosphere interactions, evaporation, transpiration, and evapotranspiration estimation in plants.

Explores soil management in construction and invasive neophyte control strategies to minimize environmental impacts.

Introduces the study of soils, emphasizing their non-renewable nature and limited availability worldwide.

Explores soil characteristics, water content, density, plasticity, and classification methods in geotechnical engineering.

Explores environmental legislation, waste management, and the concept of waste disposal.