Soil morphology

Soil Munsell color book, hand trowel, and equipment kit located on a pile of soil in British Columbia, Canada
Field equipment for soil description

Soil morphology is the branch of soil science dedicated to the technical description of soil,[1] particularly physical properties including texture, color, structure, and consistence. Morphological evaluations of soil are typically performed in the field on a soil profile containing multiple horizons.[2]

Along with soil formation and soil classification, soil morphology is considered part of pedology, one of the central disciplines of soil science.[3]

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  2. ^ Buol, Stanley W.; Southard, Randall J.; Graham, Robert A.; McDaniel, Paul A. (2003). Soil genesis and classification (5th ed.). Ames, Iowa: Iowa State Press. ISBN 0-8138-2873-2. OCLC 50034831.
  3. ^ Arnold, Richard W. (2016-01-01), Sparks, Donald L. (ed.), Perspectives About the National Cooperative Soil Survey, Advances in Agronomy, vol. 136, Academic Press, pp. 1–26, doi:10.1016/bs.agron.2015.11.003, ISBN 9780128046814, retrieved 2023-02-26