Area: | Muresk Institute |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Fieldwork: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Soil capability and productivity for selected agricultural soil landscape units; farm planning and sustainable land use. Causes and solutions to various forms of land degradation such as salinity, wind and water erosion, acidity and soil structural change as to farming systems. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Identified forms of land degradation and selected appropriate techniques to ameliorate or prevent problems developing. Recognised the productivity and land capability for selected agricultural soil landscape units. Applied extension techniques to prepare a poster (based on current research) for an issue related to land conservation. Prepared a revegetation plan for a given area of a farm, supported by sound reasons for decisions. Attended seminarsand field trips and present a seminar on a topic relevant to this unit. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Ghassemi F, Jackman A.J and Nix H.A., (1995), Salinisation of Land and Water Resources- Human Causes, Extent, Management and Case Studies, Sydney, University of New South Wales Press Pty Ltd. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation., (1997), Design Principles for Farm Forestry: A Guide to Assist Farmers to Decide Where to Place Trees and Farm Plantations on Farms, South Australia, Finsbury Press Pty Ltd. |
Unit Texts: | Hudson N., (1995), Soil Conservation, 3rd ed, Iowa, Iowa State University Press. Nair P.K.R., (1993), An Intrduction to Agroforestry, Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 20%, Poster 20%, Self-directed Learning Work 40%, Seminar 20%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 50901 Land, Parks and Wildlife Management | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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