W53- Soils

W53

Soils

ECTS

5

Specialities

NEWS

Keywords

Description

Coordinator

Dr Christian VALENTIN, IRD, christian.valentin@ird.fr

Prof. TRAN Hong Con, VNU

Lectures

o   3 h. Introductory lecture: What are the main uses of soils ? Raw material, agricultural production, forestry, biomass for energy and industrial products, water flux regulation, biogeochemical reactor, waste recycling; biodiversity habitat; cultural functions.

o   1 h30. Soil components: minerals, organic matter and soil organisms

o   3 h. Processes of soil formation: 1–Soil profile description; 2-Pedogenetic processes factors

o   3 h. Physical properties of soil: 1-Texture & Structure; 2- Soil hydrodynamics

o   3 h. Chemical properties of soil: 1- Adsorbent capacity and ions exchange; 2- Nutrient uptake and soil fertility

o   3 h. Ecological properties of soil: 1- Soil organic matter and C cycle; 2- Nutrient cycles

o   6 h. Soil degradation, conservation and rehabilitation: erosion, acidification, salinization, pollution.

o   1 h30. Soil management and governance.

+ field trip at Dong cao river basin

Instructors

C. Valentin, Jean-Luc Maeght jean-luc.maeght@ird.fr + instructeurs Vietnamiens

Control

examination + practical + personal work