| Course title |
Soil Testing and Plant Analysis |
| Course code |
LauZ6018 |
| Credit points (ECTS) |
4.5 |
| Total Hours in Course |
121.5 |
| Responsible Unit |
Institute of Soil and Plant Science |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course |
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| Course abstract |
| Concept and objectives of soil testing and plant analysis, data use. Field sampling and sample preparation. Digestion / extraction technique. Determination of elemental composition in aliquots. Errors in quantitative analysis, error handling. Laboratory organization, layout and equipment. Standardization, accreditation and interlaboratory calibration. Safety in laboratories. |
| Compulsory reading |
1. Riņķis G. Augsnes un augu ķīmiskā analīze. Jelgava: LLU, 1995.
2. Soil Testing and Plant Analysis /Ed. by R. L. Westerman. Madison: SSSA, 1990.–784 p.
3. Methods of Soils Analysis. Part 3. Chemical methods. / Ed. by J. M. Bigham. Madison: SSSA, 1996. – 1390 p. |
| Further reading |
| 1. Jansons E., Meija J. Kļūdas kvantitatīvajās noteikšanās. Rīga, 2002. – 155 lpp. |
| Periodicals and other sources |
| 1. Soil Science Society of America Journal |