Original scientific paper
NOTES ON THE INFORMATION STORED IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE HUNGARIAN SOIL TAXONOMY
Gergely TÓTH
; Land Management and Natural Hazards Unit, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Joint Research Centre, 21027 Ispra, Via Fermi 2749, Italy
T. HERMANN
; University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty of Agricultural Sciences H-8361 Keszthely, P.O. Box 71. Hungary
F. MÁTÉ
; University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty of Agricultural Sciences H-8361 Keszthely, P.O. Box 71. Hungary
Abstract
This paper examines the information transfer of the units in the general purpose Hungarian soil classification in relation to land productivity evaluations. Statistical analyses of a national soil and plant production database have been applied. Results show that in some cases soil groupings, both in the general purpose taxonomy and productivity classifications, may be incorrect. Taxonomic misclassification can occur at higher levels of soil classification. Without a more specified classification of soil characteristics in the lower taxonomic units important information can be lost.
Keywords
classification; land evaluation; soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics; productivity
Hrčak ID:
35411
URI
Publication date:
28.11.2008.
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