It is essential that to understand the genesis and properties of any soil, the profile must be the unit of study followed by other laboratory ana-lysis. As the profile study and morphological examination will reveal the hidden secrets of the soil body, the profile investigations have been taken up in the first instance to bring out the salient features of the soils of Madurai Agricultural College Farm. Detailed informations regarding the profile characteristics, mor-phological and other surface features of the soils of Madurai Agricultural College Farm have been colleeted to understand the genesis and nature of these soils.
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