589 Soil Genesis and Classification

Oral Session
S05 Pedology
Soil genesis and classifcation are vital tools in describing and explaining the inventory of our soil resources.
Monday, 6 October 2008: 8:25 AM-9:15 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 361C

Presiding:
Wendy Greenberg
8:25 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:30 AM
Mass Balance of Soil Evolution along a Chronosequence of Basaltic Cinder Cones.
Karen Vaughan, Univ. of Idaho; Paul McDaniel, University of Idaho
8:45 AM
Tillage as a Mechanism for Enhancement of Clay Translocation and Argillic Horizon Development.
Russell Losco, Lanchester Soil Consultants Inc.; Martin Helmke, West Chester Univ.
9:00 AM
Vertisols and Vertic Soils in Arid and Semiarid Climate Regions in China.
Shanmei Wu, Nanjing Agricultural University; Yuejin Li, Neimenggu agricultural University; Jianhe Fu, Heilongjiang Soil and Fertilizer Institute; Huixin Li, Nanjing Agricultural University; Feng Hu, Nanjing Agricultural University; Xianzhu Long, Inst. of water conservation and hydropower of Heilongjiang
9:15 AM
Adjourn
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