Integrated Management of Land Resources

1. An Introduction to Soil Concepts, geology of soil, physical and chemical properties of soil

2. Abiotic soil environment/ Soil fertility

3. Soil pollution. Sources of pollution, pollution with nitrates, phosphates and heavy metals

4. How Do Fertilizers Affect the Environment.

5. Use of agro-livestock waste and biosolids in agricultural soils – environmental effects (soil-plant).

6. Soil erosion, conditions favoring it, damage, protection measures.

7. Phytoremediation of soils

8. Soil quality indicators. Sustainable soil nutrient management. Natural hazards related to land resources and their management through planning and management.

9. Desertification

10. System Restore

11. Quality of irrigation water. Effect of soil environment on plant growth.

12. Measures to deal with the problems caused by the poor quality of irrigation water.

13. Methods of chemical soil analysis