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Building healthy and valuable soil, including soil microbiome, carbon sequestration, water retention, sustainable production; biological, chemical, and physical aspects of soil; soil regeneration.
| Paper title | Innovation and Healthy Soils |
|---|---|
| Paper code | AGRI322 |
| Subject | Agriculture |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,110.75 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- MICR 222
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Paper Co-ordinator - Professor Craig Bunt
Other teaching staff tbc
- Textbooks
No textbooks are required for this paper. Teaching materials will be made available on Blackboard.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship,
Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy,
Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge of soil formation - geological, environmental and biological factors; uniqueness of New Zealand soils relative to global soils, and human influences and cultural perspective on soils
- Knowledge and practical understanding of soil ecology and biogeochemical nutrient cycles; ability to analyse soils and present a written and oral report in a clear and understandable manner
- Have a theoretical and practical understanding of the impacts of agriculture on soils; ability to work in groups to produce and analyse data related to the impacts, draw conclusions and present findings in a written and oral form
- Ability to address a problem by working in a group to analyse the properties of soil and use this information to make conclusions and present this in a way that aids decision-making
- Scientific literacy and ability to acquire new knowledge from research papers and reports and present this to a general audience in a clear and understandable manner
