| Soil as a natural body. Soil profile. Soil properties. Concepts of soil fertility and land suitability. Manures and fertilisers. Agro-chemicals, metabolism, mode of action. Rocks and rock forming minerals. Weathering. Factors and processes in soil formation. Physical, physico-chemical, biological and mineralogical properties of soils. Soil air, water, temperature, soil organic matter and soil organisms. Soil taxonomy. Soil Biology Composting. Soil amendments. Heavy Metals. |
Administrative assistant: Kajol Jogarah
Telephone: 4037400
Email: k.jogarah@uom.ac.mu |
