Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to ICBA

    • Welcome to the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)

    • Infographic About ICBA

    • Acknowledgment

  • 2

    All you Need to Know About the Course

    • Course Syllabus and Learning Outcomes

    • Author's Bio

    • Test your knowledge on the learning topic
  • 3

    Module 1 – Soil Genesis

    • Module 1 - Structure

    • Module 1 - Soil Genesis

    • Module 1 - References

    • Test your knowledge on Module 1

    • Extra Reading: Earthworm Burrowing Activity and its Effects on Soil Hydraulic Properties under Different Soil Moisture Conditions

    • Extra Reading: Global Soil–Climate-Biome Diagram: Linking Surface Soil Properties to Climate and Biota

    • Extra Reading: Soil Definition, Weathering and Soil Formation

    • Extra Reading: Soil Humification

    • Extra Reading: Soil Microorganisms and Higher Plants

    • Extra Reading: The Dokuchaev Hypothesis as a Basis for Predictive Digital Soil Mapping
  • 4

    Module 2 – Soil Health

    • Module 2: Structure

    • Module 2 – Soil Health

    • Bioturbation - Worms at Work

    • Module 2 - References

    • Test your knowledge on Module 2

    • Extra Reading: Carbon Management in Agricultural Soils

    • Extra Reading: Climate Change and Soil Degradation Mitigation by Sustainable Management of Soils and Other Natural Resources

    • Extra Reading: Combatting Land Degradation - Securing A Sustainable Future

    • Extra Reading: Disease-Suppressive Soils - Beyond Food Production

    • Extra Reading: Extent, Characterization and Causes of Soil Salinity in Central and Southern Iraq and Possible Reclamation Strategies

    • Extra Reading: Identifying potential threats to soil biodiversity

    • Extra Reading: Iron Oxides Minerals in Soils Derived from Different Parent Materials

    • Extra Reading: Methods to Quantify In-Field Nutrient Leaching

    • Extra Reading: Proteomic and Genomic Responses of Plants to Nutritional Stress

    • Extra Reading: Soil Microbiota Manipulation

    • Extra Reading: Soil Degradation Erosion and Salinization

    • Extra Reading: The Compaction of Urban Soils

    • Extra Reading: The Effects of Gypsum on the Strength of Clay

    • Extra Reading: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
  • 5

    Module 3 – Soil Classification

    • Module 3 - Structure

    • Module 3 – Soil Classification

    • Module 3 - References

    • Test your knowledge on Module 3

    • Extra Reading: A Universal Soil Classification System from the Perspective of the General Theory of Classification

    • Extra Reading: Chernozem - From concept to classification

    • Extra Reading: Classification Systems - Russian Background and Principles

    • Extra Reading: ISRIC - FAO - Soil Map of the World

    • Extra Reading: Legend - Soil Map of the World

    • Extra Reading: World Reference Base for Soil Resource

    • Extra Reading: Soil Classification Systems

    • Extra Reading: Suitability of World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) to Describe and Classify Chernozemic Soils in Central Europe

    • Extra Reading: The Canadian System of Soil Classification

    • Extra Reading: The Dokuchaev Hypothesis as a Basis for Predictive Digital Soil Mapping

    • Extra Reading: World Reference Base for Soil Resources

    • Extra Reading: World Reference Base for Soil Resources
  • 6

    Finalize your course

    • Test your knowledge on the learning topic

    • Please tell us how your experience was with the course.