Basics in Soil Fertility
Credits: 6 PDH
PDH Course Description:
This course provides a general background in the basic concepts in soil fertility, common fertilizers, and the soil micronutrients required for promoting proper plant growth.
Topics:
- Basic Concepts in Soil Fertility
- Plant Available Forms of Essential Elements
- Soil Colloids, Cation and Anion Exchange
- Soil Solution, Equilibrium and Buffering
- Nutrient Transport
- Nitrogen in the Plant and Soil
- Immobilization and Mineralization of Soil Nitrogen
- Losses of Nitrogen
- Phosphorus in the Plant and Soil
- Factors Affecting Phosphorus Availability
- Potassium in the Plant and Soil
- Calcium, Magnesium, Sulfur in the Plant
- Micronutrients, Fertilizer Considerations
- Soil Testing, Plant Analysis and Sampling
- Nutrient Monitoring
- Soil pH, Acidity and Liming
- Saline, Saline-Sodic and Sodic Soils
- Nutrient Management & Realistic Yields
- Best Management Practices (BMPs)
To take this course:
1.) Enroll in Course: Click below to enroll:
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3.) Test: Once you've thoroughly read the course materials, please click below to take the final examination.
Take the final exam
4.) Certificate: A passing grade of 70% or higher on the exam, is required to receive the certificate of completion for this PDH course.
NOTE: After the exam is completed, you will need to return to this page, in order to print (download) the certificate of completion.
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Intended Audience: This course is intended for Agricultural, Geotechnical, Civil, Environmental, Water Resources, Land Development and other engineers whose job description may require a general knowledge of soil fertility principles.
Publication Source: Soil Science Extension, NCSU
Print the Certificate of Completion
Intended Audience: This course is intended for Agricultural, Geotechnical, Civil, Environmental, Water Resources, Land Development and other engineers whose job description may require a general knowledge of soil fertility principles.
Publication Source: Soil Science Extension, NCSU
Donald Parnell, PE