Soil series definition

Soil series means an official series name established by NRCS, USDA and confirmed to be present on the site by detailed on-site soil profile descriptions and taxonomic classification, and not necessarily the soil series mapped on the county soil survey.
Soil series means a grouping of soil types possessing a specific range of soil profile characteristics which are described within the County Soil Survey Report. Each soil series may consist of several "soil phases" which may differ in slope, texture of the surface horizon or stoniness.
Soil series means an official series name established by USDA-NRCS.

Examples of Soil series in a sentence

  • The subject site is underlain by the San Joaquin Soil series (Figure 7-1-2 City General Plan Public Health and Safety Element Background Report).

  • Soil series had an important influence on within-field yield-differences when this was reflected by large differences in soil textural class.

  • Soil series in this project area include Toccoa, Chenneby, and Shellbluff.

  • Soil series comprise soils exhibiting a common range of physical and chemical characteristics.

  • Soil series that had coarser textured topsoils (gravelly soils , sands, loams) tended to have a greater frequency of nitrate contamination than did those with finer textured topsoils (silty loams, clay loams).


More Definitions of Soil series

Soil series means a group of very similar soils that have one or more soil characteristics that distinguishes that soil from all other soil series. As used in these Regulations, a soil series is one that has been recognized by the Natural Resource Conservation Service in Tennessee.
Soil series means a basic unit of soil classification, consisting of soils that are essentially alike in all major profile characteristics.
Soil series. - means an official series name
Soil series. A category in the Canadian System of Soil Classification. This is the basic unit of soil classification, and consists of soils that are essentially alike in all major profile characteristics except the texture of the surface.
Soil series means a grouping of soil types possessing a specific range of soil profile characteristics which are described within the County Soil Survey Report. Each soil
Soil series means a classification of a specific soil type by name based on the morphological, chemical and physical properties of the soil.
Soil series means a basic unit of soil classification, consisting of soils that are essen- tially alike in all major profile characteristics.