PSC5350

To gain a working understanding of plant-soil interactions and working with soils data. By the end of the course you will be able to visit a new site and know what measurements will be needed to understand how water and nutrients move through the soil, how this effects plant growth, and how different management approaches are likely to affect the soils and plants of that system.

This course will give you the tools to answer such questions as how much will fertilizer increase plant growth / how will anthropogenic nitrogen deposition affect plant growth and composition? Are there drainage problems at my site? Are my plants water stressed? Is my site fixing carbon? Are soil organisms increasing or decreasing diversity or productivity at my site? How will climate change affect water and nutrient cycling at my site?