Soil profile descriptions

Soil Science: Step-by-Step Field Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 11-34

  Lindbo, David ^a   Miles, Randy ^b   Presley, DeAnn ^c   Ransom, Nora E ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pit face; Site description; Soil evaluation form; Soil horizon; Soil layer; Soil pit digging; Soil profile description; Soil properties; Topography

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102868010     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/2008.soilsciencestepbystep.c2     Document Type: Chapter

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