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Soil Series: Elevation And Agricultural Soil Test Survey Of The Godfrey Dryland Experimental Farm, Clarkston, Utah, Ryan Hodges, Robert Clawson, Grant E. Cardon Oct 2017

Soil Series: Elevation And Agricultural Soil Test Survey Of The Godfrey Dryland Experimental Farm, Clarkston, Utah, Ryan Hodges, Robert Clawson, Grant E. Cardon

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The survey reported in this fact sheet details the areal distribution of soil type, topographical variation across the site and key agricultural soil test results to serve as baseline guidance information to potential researchers and farm managers.


Simple Soil Tests For Onsite Evaluation Of Soil Health In Orchards, Esther Thomsen, Jennifer R. Reeve, Diane G. Alston, Grant Cardon Oct 2017

Simple Soil Tests For Onsite Evaluation Of Soil Health In Orchards, Esther Thomsen, Jennifer R. Reeve, Diane G. Alston, Grant Cardon

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This fact sheet describes the importance of soil health and best soil testing practices.


Soils Of Great Salt Lake Wetlands: Hydric Indicators And Common Features, Christine Rohal, Karin Kettenring, Rebekah Downard, Mark Larese-Casanova Mar 2017

Soils Of Great Salt Lake Wetlands: Hydric Indicators And Common Features, Christine Rohal, Karin Kettenring, Rebekah Downard, Mark Larese-Casanova

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Using information in this booklet, the physical features of a wetland soil can be observed to tell a story about a soil’s history, its characteristics, the wetland in which it is found, and the plant life it supports. Hydric soils have unique characteristics, due to anaerobic conditions, that distinguish them from other soil types. Great Salt Lake wetland soils display many of these hydric characteristics. The many functions that Great Salt Lake wetland soils provide, from transforming nutrients, to filtering toxins and accumulating loose sediments, make them an important resource worth protecting. The diversity of soil types and soil features …