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Hi David, I'm a consultant modeller to various agricultural companies and research organizations. Much of this work focuses on soil water and nutrient dynamics. I think there is an increasing demand on consultants in the soil sciences to have a good understanding of the interaction between the soil and the plant. By looking at the influence of plant demand for water and nutrients on soil water and nutrient dynamics, I'm sure your students would gain a useful, practical perspective for soil management. I realise that it is difficult to decide where to draw the line between the soil and plant courses! I've developed WaterMod 2, which is used in both teaching and research for studying soil water dynamics in agricultural systems. In this program, I've tried to get a consistent balance between the treatment of soil and plant processes. It might be useful in your course - let me know if you'd like more information. Ian Johnson email: ian@greenhat.com website: http://www.greenhat.com IMJ Consultants Pty Ltd, PO Box 1590, Armidale NSW 2350, Australia At 05:31 PM 10/5/98 GMT, you wrote: >NOTE: To get off this list, send email to majordomo@aqua.ccwr.ac.za >with the body of the message containing the line: >unsubscribe sowacs > >I have a question for the soil science consultants out there. I'm on the >faculty in the crop and soil sciences department at the Univeristy of >Georgia. In about a week we are having a retreat to review our >Environmental Soil Science major which we have been offering for about 6 >years (http://mars.cropsoil.uga/). My question is what do you think are the >most important skills or coursework that students should have that are >likely to get jobs in soil science consulting. We require chemistry through >a first course in organic, one course in calculus and physics, and the >traditional soil science courses (soil physics, chemistry, biology, and >pedology). Any other advise you'd like to give us on this? > > >David E. Radcliffe >Crop and Soil Sciences Department >University of Georgia >Athens GA 30606 >TEL 706 542 0897 >FAX 706 542 0914 >dradclif@uga.cc.uga.edu > >