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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

309728 (v.4) Land Resources 101

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Area: Department of Environment and Agriculture
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Seminar: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork: 1 x 1 Days Once-only
Syllabus: Land resources as determinants of agricultural production. Morphological and chemical processes of soil formation and landscapes in relation to agro-ecological zones. Physical, chemical and biological properties of soil and their impacts on soil quality and plant growth. Introduction to soil constraints and options for management to increase productivity and to reduce environmental impact. This unit has a field work component.
Field of Education: 059999 Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies not elsewhere classified
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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