Soils

Não aplicável.

For the achievement of the objectives of each of the aspects focused on the unit curriculum and the conference of skills provided to students, the process of teaching learning is based:

1. In the study of concrete cases, accompanied by a set of instructions that lead the student to analyze them, to draw conclusions and make decisions or suggest actions;

2. In the execution of practical works of application of theoretical concepts, which can be of a numerical nature, as well as laboratory or field including the identification and characterization of profiles corresponding to different types of soil and the evaluation of soil fertility;

3. In the bibliographic research necessary to complement the information obtained in class and for the execution of reports.

It is intended that the student acquire the following skills to successfully complete the course unit:

1. Identifies the constituents and properties of natural soils or subject to plant production.

2. Identifies the factors and general processes responsible for the formation and differentiation of soils.

3. Understands the processes of soil degradation and practices that contribute to the conservation and improvement of soil quality.

4. Knows the dynamics of mineral elements in the soil-plant-atmosphere system, physical and biological chemical fertility of soils.

5. Prepare a culture fertilization plan.

1. Mineral and organic constituents of the soil; Mineralogy of the soil; Organic matter.

2. Soil properties and their relationship with the constitution.

3. Soil water: content, retention and movement in saturated and unsaturated soil; availability of water for plants.

4. Factors and processes of soil formation; Diagnostic horizons; Main soil types.

5. Types of erosion: wind and water; factors and processes; methods to combat erosion and soil conservation practices; universal soil loss equation.

6. Effects of soil constitution and properties on plant growth and development. Factors and laws of plant growth. Biogeochemical cycle and balance of plant nutrients. Soil fertility, plant nutrition and soil suitability for production.

• - Written test - 100.0%

• - Part I written test (TE1) (35%) and Part II written test (TE2) (25%) - 60.0%
• - Part I: written report and discussion (RE) - 15.0%
• - Part II: fertilization plan (PF) presented and discussed - 25.0%

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BRADY, N.C.; WEIL, R.R. The Nature and Properties of Soils. 13ªEd. Mac Millan Pearson Education Inc. New Jersey, 2002.

CARDOSO, J. C., BESSA, M.T., MARADO M.B. Carta de Solos de Portugal  (1:1 000 000). Agronomia Lusitana  33:481-602, 1973.

COSTA, J. B. Caracterização e Constituição do Solo. 7ªEd., F.C.G., Lisboa, 2004.

ISSS/ISRIC/FAO. World Reference Base for Soil Resources. World Soil Resources Reports 103, FAO. Roma. 2006.

MENGEL, K., KIRKBY, E., KOSEGARTEN, H. AND APPEL T. Principles of Plant Nutrition. 5th Ed. International Potash Institute, Berna. Kluwer Academic Pub., Netherlands, 2001

PENNOCK, D. Soil erosion: the greatest challenge to sustainable soil management. FAO, 100 pp, ISBN 978-92-5-131426-5, Rome, 2019.

SANTOS, J.Q. Fertilização-Fundamentos da Utilização dos Adubos e Correctivos. J. Quelhas dos Santos 3ª Ed. Publicações Europa-América, 2002.

VARENNES A. Produtividade dos Solos e Ambiente. Escolar editora. 2003.