Relating the South African soil taxonomy to the World Reference Base for soil resources

The South African Taxonomic soil classification system (SAT) is well established and utilised in South Africa. However, it is not internationally well known and therefore the need arose to provide a tool by which South African soil taxonomists can convert South African soil classifications and profi...

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Published: Bloemfontein UJ Press 2020
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