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James Thompson, PhD
Professor of Soil Science

AGRN 417

Lab information

Lab schedule

Aug 17: Soil Macromorphology (lab)
Aug 24: Soil Profile Description I (field)
Aug 31: Soil Profile Description II (field)
Sept 7: Soil Profile Description III (field)
Sept 14: Soil Profile Description IV (field)
Sept 21: FIELD TRIP I
Sept 28: Soil & Landscapes I (field)
Oct 5: NONE
Oct 12: FIELD TRIP II
Oct 19: Soil & Landscapes II (field)
Oct 29: Soil Classification I (lab)
Nov 2: Soil Classification II (lab)
Nov 9: NONE
Nov 16: Soil Classification III (lab)
Nov 23: NONE
Nov 30: TBD

Reference material

Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils:
Version 3.0

Munsell soil color name diagrams:
10R |  2.5YR |  5YR |  7.5YR |  10YR 2.5Y |  5Y |  Gley 1 |  Gley 2