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Learning Objectives
Knolewdge acquired:
- the chemical composition of soil constituents, their dynamics and their effect on fertility,
-the immobilization and run-off of plant nutrients and xenobiotics.
- Property and uses of fertilizers
- principal soil chemical analyses
Competence acquired (at the end of the course):
The ability to assess the physico- chemical fertility of soils, and the pollution risks associated with their management. Skills acquired (at the end of the course): to know the molecular characteristics of soil components and their effect on fertility, as well as the immobilization and run-off of plant nutrients and xenobiotics. Capability to understand a label and informative brochures of phytosanitary products and understand a soil analysis report.
Prerequisites
General chemistry, organic chemistry, mathemathics, microbiology
Teaching Methods
The total number of hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...) is 150 (= 6 UFC x 25 ore/UFC)
Contact hours for lectures is 32
Contact hours for laboratory practice is 16
Further information
Office hours: every day by appointment: Tel. 055 2755840; olpantani@unifi.it
Type of Assessment
viva
Course program
The soil solid phase: lithogenetic cycle, physical and chemical alteration processes, soil definition; organic matter: chemical-physical-agronomic functions, clay mineral functions and properties. Water and air in soil, redox state and mineral alteration in reducing conditions, pH/eH diagram. Soil pH, buffer properties, causes of acidification-alcalinization, characteristics of acid and alkaline soils and correction. Saline and saline-sodic soils, submerged soils. Pesticide fate in soil. Element cycles (N,P,K,S) macro and microelements in the plant, total and available nutrients, budget in soil. Fertilizers; title determination, soluble, total and available elements: simple, binary and ternary: nitric, ammoniacal, amidic, fosfatic. Technical characteristics and use. Organic fertilizers, compost, slow release fertilizers.
Laboratory: structure, organic matter, safety in the lab, cation exchange capacity, actual and exchangeable acidity, calculations and reproducibility in chemical analyses