Soil health management plan (2cr)
Course unit code: 9A00DW91
General information
- Credits
- 2 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
Objective
The student can create a plot-specific soil health management plan based on the topics and tasks of previous courses. The student can integrate physical, chemical, and biological factors limiting growth conditions into the management plan and design a comprehensive plan to eliminate these limiting factors from the field plot. The student understands the importance of various restoration measures and can include the correct implementation methods and order of these measures in the management plan to achieve the best results
Content
Creating a soil fertility management plan based on the knowledge gained from previous courses, various materials, and research.
Qualifications
Previous studies: Wintertime soil health assessment 4 ETCS, Soil compaction risks 3 ETCS, Assessment of Soil Structure and Drainage Situation 3 ECTS
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student is able to create a plot-specific soil health management plan. The student can consider the physical, chemical, and biological factors limiting soil fertility in their management plan and can design a plan to eliminate these limiting factors from the field plot.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student is able to create a plot-specific soil health management plan. The student can integrate the physical, chemical, and biological factors limiting soil fertility into the management plan and can design a comprehensive plan to eliminate these limiting factors from the field plot.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student is able to create a plot-specific soil health management plan. The student can integrate the physical, chemical, and biological factors limiting soil fertility into the management plan and can design a comprehensive plan to eliminate these limiting factors from the field plot. The student understands the importance of different restoration actions and can outline the correct implementation methods and sequence of these actions in the management plan to achieve the best possible outcome.