TY  - Data
T1  - Soil geography and classification in Asia
A1  - Documentation Information Center
DO  - 10.12389/ariddc.02353
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026-09-15
PB  - Arid Land Ecology and Resources Science Data Center
AB  - This collection, Soil Geography and Classification of Asia, aims to provide a general understanding of the soil cover of several Asian countries that have received relatively little attention in past research. It also seeks to present to the wider scientific community the latest materials concerning theories of soil formation and to demonstrate their practical significance. A number of contemporary issues related to the classification of Asian soils were discussed at the UNESCO/FAO International Seminar held in Tashkent in 1962. Selected materials from that seminar have been included in this volume.The first section of the collection contains articles devoted to the soils of arid regions. It opens with a paper by E. V. Lobova on the classification of desert soils of the Asian continent. Desert soils occupy an immense area extending from the Caspian Sea westward to the mouth of the Yellow River. The marked differences in the properties of these soils are related to the bioclimatic characteristics of Western and Central Asia.Research has shown that carbonate and salt profiles, humus types, and clay-formation characteristics differ significantly between Western and Central Asia. Taking into account the general genetic characteristics of these soils and their variations associated with parent materials, degrees of salinization, and historical development, researchers consider it possible to establish a classification scheme for desert soils, distinguishing soil classes, subclasses, and types. Such classification is closely related to vegetation characteristics and agricultural utilization. A separate article by B. V. Gorbunov is devoted to the classification of irrigated soils.Since mountain systems occupy vast areas of the Asian continent and selective utilization of mountain soils has already begun, the problem of classifying mountain soils has become particularly urgent. A. M. Mametov’s article on soil classification, vertical zonation, and provincial differentiation
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