Introduction to Soil Science

Lecture

Laboratory

Reading

Soil introduction
Texture
Structure
Density
Color
Water content
Consistence
Conductivity
Soil architecture
Soil formation
Soil classification
Lal 2004
Watson & Kelsey 2006
Bockheim & Gennadiyev 2000
Schaetzl 2002
Instructor: Bryant Scharenbroch
bscharenbroch@mortonarb.org
(630-725-2071)
Syllabus
MacDonald & Huffman 2004
Saxton & Rawls 2006
Monson et al. 2006
Suganya & Sivasamy 2006
Pietri & Brookes 2008
Savin et al. 2004
Gregorich et al. 2006
Fontaine et al. 2007
Hobbie et al. 2006
Vitousek et al. 1979
Johnson-Maynard et al. 2005
Norton et al. 2007
Scharenbroch et al. 2006
Pouyat et al. 2006
Article presentation

Handouts

Kinraide and Denison 2003
Soil water
Hydrologic cycle
Soil aeration/temperature
Soil minerals and colloids
Soil acidity
Soil alkalinity, salinity, sodicity
pH, EC, and salt
Soil ecology
Cation exchange
Soil organic matter
Nitrogen and Sulfur
Phosphorous and Potassium
Calcium, Magnesium, and trace
Soil monolith
Organic matter
Invertebrates
Microbial biomass
Microbial activity
Survey
Monolith
Hendrix et al. 2006
Bardgett et al. 2003
Invertebrate images
Fenn et al. 2006
Urban soil

Contact

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