SSC 120 - Soil Genesis,Morphology,and Classification

Institution:

University of California-Davis

Subject:

Description:

Lecture-4 hours; laboratory-3 hours (includes fiveone-day weekend field trips). Prerequisite: course 100; Geology 50 recommended. Recognition and description of soils; chemical, biological and physical processes of soil formation. Factors of soil formation. Interactions of soils with diverse ecosystems. Introduction to soil classification. Practice using soil taxonomy. Practical experience describing soil properties in the field.-III. (III.) Southard

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucdavis.edu

Phone Number:

(530) 752-1011

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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