Soil Science Principles

Agriculture And Extension · Level 6 · 3 Chapters

Compiled by: Beatrice Adhiambo

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Chapters

Perform soil sampling

Interpret soil testing report

Improve soil health.

What Soil Science Principles covers: 18 main topics in 3 chapters

1. Perform soil sampling

1.1 Soil sampling
1.2 Personal Protective Equipment
1.3 Soil sampling tools
1.4 Samplingprocedures
1.5 Conduct soil sampling using various sampling methods

2. Interpret soil testing report

3.1 Collection of soil analysis results
3.2 Soil chemical parameters
3.3 Soil biological parameters
3.4 Soil physical parameters

3. Improve soil health.

4.1 Soil fertility
4.2 Types of Inorganic fertilizers
4.3 Soil fertility and plant nutrition
4.4 Personal Protective Equipment
4.5 Tools, equipment and materials used soil fertility testing
4.6 Safe fertiliser handling procedures
4.7 Soil amendments
4.8 Soil conservation measures
4.9 Perform fertilizer rationing basing on N:P: K ratio

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions Quick recall — check you know the facts

3 more for this unit

Oral exam preparation What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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