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Manual for Describing Soils in the Field
1982 Revised
- Manual for Describing Soils in the Field, 1982 Revised. (PDF version, 16 MB)
- Field Description Input Form (Green Form) (PDF version, 1.1 MB)
- Analytical Data Input Form (Gold Form) (PDF version, 0.7 MB)
Citation
Expert Committee on Soil Survey, 1982. The Canada Soil Information System (CanSIS): Manual for Describing Soils in the Field, 1982 Revised. Land Resource Research Institute, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa. LRRI Contribution no 82-52. 166 pp.
Further Reading
Alberta
Nikiforuk, W.L. 1998. Soil Inventory Project Procedures Manual. Canada - Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture Agreement (CAESA).
British Columbia
Province of British Columbia. 1998. Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial Ecosystems. Co-published by B.C. Ministry of Forests and B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks.
Terrain and Soils Standards, Manuals and Guidelines
Manitoba
Aglugub, C. and W. Fraser. 1997. Manual for Describing Soils in the Field. Manitoba Land Resource Unit, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Soil Resource Section, Manitoba Agriculture.
Ontario
Denholm K.A and L.W. Schut 1993. Field manual for describing soils in Ontario 4th ed. Land Resource Science, University of Guelph.
Field manual for describing soils. 1985. Ontario Institute of Pedology, Guelph Agriculture Centre and Dept. of Land Resource Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario. 38 p.
United States
Schoeneberger, P.J., Wysocki, D.A., Benham, E.C., and Broderson, W.D. (editors), 2002. Field book for describing and sampling soils, Version 2.0. Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, NE.
