Publication Date
2003
Bulletin Number
Technical Bulletin 96
Document Type
Article
Description
South Dakota has many different kinds of soils. To keep the characteristics and qualities of these soils in mind, grouping them systematically into a classification scheme is necessary. The classification of soils:
(1) aids in remembering characteristics of individual soils,
(2) clarifies relationships between soils,
(3) aids in discovering new facts,
(4) clarifies relationships between soils and their environment, and
(5) aids in a person's ability to predict properties of unknown soil based on similar, known soils.
Pages
49
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Department
Plant Science
Recommended Citation
Malo, D. D., "South Dakota Soil Classification Key" (2003). Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletins (1939-2011). 9.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/agexperimentsta_tb/9