The development and current status of soil classification

Authors
Tonkonogov, VD Lebedeva, II Gerasimova, MI
Citation
Vd. Tonkonogov et al., The development and current status of soil classification, EURAS SOIL, 32(1), 1999, pp. 29-34
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture/Agronomy
Journal title
EURASIAN SOIL SCIENCE
ISSN journal
10642293 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
29 - 34
Database
ISI
SICI code
1064-2293(199901)32:1<29:TDACSO>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Several concepts of soil classification advanced during the last decades ar e analyzed. The official classification of soils of the Soviet Union, the S oil Taxonomy, and the new classification of Russian soils that is based on the profile-genetic concept are compared. It is argued that the profile-gen etic approach to soil classification is in line with traditions of Dokuchae v pedology and holds the greatest promise.