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CRSS 4220 (UGA)
Topics in Crop and Soil Sciences: Principles of Soils
(3 semester hours)

This course can be taken
    -> as a print course
    -> in CD-ROM format

Lessons for this course can be submitted and/or be returned
    -> with e-mail submission of lessons
    -> via U.S. mail
    -> via fax return from IDL

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Prerequisite: None

Topics and methods in crop and soil sciences relating to soil formation; physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils; commercial fertilizers, lime, and organic matter; soil management practices; and the effect of such soil properties on plant growth.

Requirements: Nine lessons, one examination.

Instructor: Owen Plank, Ph.D., Associate Professor, The University of Georgia.

Texts and Materials: Brady and Weil, The Nature and Properties of Soils, 13th ed., Prentice Hall, 2002.

Please note:IDL course CRSS 4220 is not intended as a substitute for the regular UGA soils course CRSS 3050/3050L. CRSS 4220 is developed for non-majors and adults seeking the Certification in Turfgrass Management. If students take the course and later transfer to UGA's CRSS degree program, they will be required to take the CRSS 3050/L.