CLASSIFYING SOILS AT THE ULTIMATE STAGE OF WEATHERING: A CONTINUING CHALLENGE FOR SUSTAINABLE AGROMANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

• Main Authors: Padmanabhan, Eswaran, Eswaran, Hari, Mermut, Ahmet
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: QE Geology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/2728/1/Padmanabhan.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/2728/

Oxisols cover approximately 23% of the land surface in the tropics and are utilized extensively for agricultural purposes in tropical countries. Under the variable input types of agricultural systems practiced locally, some of these soils still appear to have problems in terms of proper soil classif...