SSC 301 Introduction to Soil Science Exam 2015
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SSC 301: Resit Examination, September 2015, SSC301 Introduction to Soil Science, {S}. A handwritten note on the original scan indicates this resit paper's Part A reuses questions in the style of the February 2014 and February 2015 papers, and its Part B reuses questions in the style of the December 2015 test; it is nonetheless reproduced and solved here in full as its own complete, standalone paper.
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University of Buea
Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine - FAVM
Introduction to Soil Science
Exam · First Semester Resit · Level 300
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- a.
Draw a pie chart indicating the solid, liquid and gas phases by volume of a typical surface soil that was collected in August 2015 from the Faculty farm. (4marks) b) Explain in detail how soil moisture content could be determined. Mention all the experimental conditions wherever necessary. (6marks)
- a.
What are acid soils? (2marks) b) Acid soils are treated by liming. (i) What is lime? (1mark) (ii) What is the effect of lime on an acid soil? (1mark) (iii) What are the factors that have to be considered in liming? (4marks) c) What is exchange acidity of the soil? (2marks)
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- SSC301 (SSC 301)
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- Exam
- Year
- 2015
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- First Semester Resit
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