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Characteristics of Certain Soils in the Dominican Republic
Author(s) -
Veale P. T.
Publication year - 1953
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1953.03615995001700040023x
Subject(s) - soil water , sugar cane , environmental science , agriculture , soil science , geography , archaeology , agricultural science
This study summarizes the first soil survey on sugar estates in the Dominican Republic. The soils are characterized and classified. Illustrations of soil profiles, and diagrams showing their topographic occurrence are included. A rather close relationship was found between soil characteristics and root growth of cane. Study of root growth in relation to soil properties was helpful in evaluating the agriculture potentialities of the various soils.