Keywords:
- horizon
- soil classification
- evolution
- atlas
- morphological features
- structure
Abstract
The article presents the main purpose of the classification of world soil resources developed by the United Nations FAO division, the 32 soil groups and classification. The main purpose of this is to establish the naming of soils in accordance with world standards in order to develop the international union of soil sciences in cooperation with soil scientists from all over the world.
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