Episode Synopsis "Number 4 Soils And Land Use"

Audio tour of the World Soil Museum. Soils are the basis for agriculture. Man manipulates soils and landscapes for the purpose of producing food. Management that affects the properties of soil are practices such as drainage, ploughing, irrigation, land levelling and fertilization. This part of the audio tour discussed soils that pose limitations to farming and soils that have been changed by management.

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More episodes of the podcast World Soil Museum

• Number 0 Player intro and instructions
• Number 1 Soil Museum Intro (Stephan Mantel, Head of museum)
• Number 2 Introduction To The World Soil Museum
• Number 3 Soils And Colour
• Number 4 Soils And Land Use
• Number 5 Soils And Time
• Number 6 Soils And Organisms
• Number 7 Soils And Parent Material
• Number 8 Soils And Relief
• Number 9 Soils And Climate
• Number 10 Man And Soils
• Number 12 Soils Of The Netherlands Part 2
• Number 11 Soils Of The Netherlands Part 1