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Soil genesis and classification past question for the year 2020 examines 400-level Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine students of FUTO, offering SST401 course on their knowledge of Soil genesis, soil classification, pedogenesis, soil system, rock types, soil formation, land capability classification, melanic epipedon, spodic horizon, umbric epipedon, oxic horizon, mollic epipedon, lithologic discontinuity, xeric moisture regime, paralithic contact, mesic soil temperature regime, hyperthermic temperature regime

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School: Federal University of Technology, Owerri

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Topics: Soil plant water relations, irrigation, ultimate wilting point, soil water potential, soil field capacity, surface tension, soil apparent specific capacity, soil physical properties, soil water availability

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