USE OF A FIELD MORPHOLOGY RATING SYSTEM TO EVALUATE SOIL FORMATION AND DISCONTINUITIES
- 31 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Soil Science
- Vol. 131 (2) , 114-123
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00010694-198102000-00008
Abstract
A field soil morphology rating system was used to evaluate a chronosequence of soils in the northeastern San Joaquin Valley, California [USA]. Relative horizon distinctness (RHD) ratings were generally less than 10. RHD ratings greater than 10 were obtained for observed and suspected parent material or soil formation discontinuities. Although monogenetic soil formation will result in high RHD ratings in some cases, the soils tested here usually had high RHD ratings at discontinuities. Relative profile development (RPD) ratings increased with age. Maximum values were in the A horizons of younger soils and in the B horizons of older soils.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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