DISTINGUISHING REFERENCE SOIL GROUPS AND PRINCIPAL SOIL  QUALIFIERS IN VIETNAM IN CORRELATION WITH FAO/WRB CLASSIFICATION

DISTINGUISHING REFERENCE SOIL GROUPS AND PRINCIPAL SOIL  QUALIFIERS IN VIETNAM IN CORRELATION WITH FAO/WRB CLASSIFICATION

Le Thai Bat1, Tra Ngoc Phong2

[1] Vietnam Society of Soil Science, email: hoikhoahocdat@gmail.com

2 VungTau Department of Natural Resources and Environment

Email: hoikhoahocdatvn@yahoo.com

SUMMARY

Vietnam is applying the guideline of the FAO/WRB/2014 on the international soil classification system for naming soils and creating legends for soil maps, serving soil map compilation at medium and small scales.

26 Reference soil groups and 151 principal soil qualifiers in Vietnam in correlation with FAO/WRB classification were distinguished. They can be used for soil map compilation at medium and small scales.

The author of the article hopes that the research results will contributing on Vietnamese soil information exchange with the international ones.

Keywords: soil classification system, FAO/WRB/2014, soil maps, Vietnam.

Reviewer: Ass.Prof. Dr. Ho Quang Duc
Email: hqduc14@gmail.com

Received: 09/03/2024

Review completed: 12/11/2024

Accepted: 14/11/2024