Soils of Knox county in relation to physiography and parent material

Author

Li Lien Chieh

Date of Award

8-1941

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Agronomy

Major Professor

Eric Winters

Committee Members

R. P. Moore

Abstract

Parent material is defined as the unconsolidated residue of rock weathering from which soils develop. It may be shallow or deep, coarse or fine, acid or alkaline; it may be exceedingly resistant to change or it may be subject to rapid alteration. Because such variations have a great influence on the course of soil development, and the properties of the resultant soils, an understanding of the parent material is a basic step in soil study.

The purpose of this study, then, is to describe the physiography and parent material of Knox County, and correlate these factors of the environment with the properties of the associated soils.

Recommended Citation

Lien Chieh, Li, "Soils of Knox county in relation to physiography and parent material. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1941.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/9115