Lecture 01 - Soil – Pedological and Edaphological conceptsDownload this lecture as PDF here Lecture 02 - Origin of the earth – Earth’s crust – Composition Download this lecture as PDF here Lecture 03 - Rocks and mineralsDownload this lecture as PDF here Lecture 04 - WeatheringDownload this lecture as PDF here Lecture 05 - Soil formation factors and processesDownload this lecture as PDF here Lecture 06 - Soil profileDownload this lecture as PDF here Lecture 07 - Soil physical propertiesDownload this lecture as PDF here Lecture 08 - Soil structure – ClassificationDownload this lecture as PDF here Lecture 09 - Soil aggregates-significance-soil consistency-soil crustingDownload this lecture as PDF here Lecture 10 - Soil compactionDownload this lecture as PDF here Lecture 11 - Retention of Water by SoilDownload this lecture as PDF here Lecture 12 - Movement of soil water- Infiltration, percolation, permeability – Drainage - Methods of determination of soil moisture –Download this lecture as PDF here Lecture 13 - Thermal properties of soils – Soil temperature – Soil air – Gaseous exchange – Influence of soil temperature and air on plant growth –Download this lecture as PDF here Lecture 14 - Soil colloids – Properties, nature, types and significanceDownload this lecture as PDF here Lecture 15 - Layer silicate clays – Genesis and classification Download this lecture as PDF here Lecture 16 - Adsorption of ions–Ion exchange–CEC& AEC – Factors influencing ion exchange- Significance. Download this lecture as PDF here Lecture 17 - Soil organic matter – composition, decomposition, mineralization and immobilization Download this lecture as PDF here Lecture 18 - Humus – Fractionation of organic matter –Download this lecture as PDF here Lecture 19 - Carbon cycle – C: N ratio. Soil biology – Biomass – Soil organisms – Their beneficial and harmful roles.Download this lecture as PDF here
