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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PLSC 305 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition (4cr.)

Credit(s): 4
SOIL FERTILITY/PLANT NUTRITION
Component: Lecture
Practical application of the basic principles of soil chemistry, physics and microbiology to modern land use programs. Covers basic principles of nutrient management (availability and cycling in soils, roles in plant nutrition), soil acidity and liming, soil testing, environmental fate of non-essential elements and organic chemicals, and role of risk assessment in soil management.
Allowed Units: 4 Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: CHEM 102  or CHEM 104  and PLSC 204 .
Course Typically Offered: Spring