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Item	1723
UDC Class:	631.474(673)
Title:	Os Solos de Angola e a Agricultura (Soils of Angola and Agriculture)
Subtitle:	Caracteristicas, Distribuicao e Tecnologia de Alguns Solos de Angola (Characteristics, Distribution and Technical Aspects of Some Soils of Angola)
Language:	Portuguese
Subjects:	Soil Classification, Soil Groups, Pedogenesis, Physicochemical Characteristics, Morphological Properties, Soil Fertility, Agricultural Soil Management, Catenary & Non-Catenary Associations.
Publication Date:	1954
Publisher’s Name:	Imprensa Nacional de Angola
Place of Publication:	Luanda, Angola
Project Sponsor:	Instituto Superior de Agronomia (Higher Institute of Agronomy, Angola)
Corporate Author:	Ario Lobo Azebedo
Author:	Lobo Azevedo, A.
Material Extent:	98pp Report; plus 7pp photographs, and one map sheet bound and folded in the text.
Material Characteristics:	Printed report; with figures, tables, seven black & white photographs, list of references, and one 1:4M colour soil map bound and folded in the report. The report is in the Portuguese language.
Material Type:	Perfect bound with printed soft cover
Summary Abstract:	This Report presents the Dissertation submitted by the author (Aria Lobo Azevedo) to opt for a position as full Professor of the Higher Institute of Agronomy of Angola. The report, all in Portuguese, presents a comprehensive review of the main soils of Angola; including their classification, distribution, pedogenesis, physicochemical properties, morphological characteristics, fertility and agricultural management aspects. The soils are classified into 14 main Soil Great Groups and 40 Soil Groups and Sub-Groups, which are generally described in the report. Also included are broad descriptions of Catenary and Non-Catenary Soil Associations. Bound to the report there is a colour Soil Map ("Esboco Pedologico") at 1:4,000,000 scale, showing the distribution of 29 Soil Map Units.
Country Then:	Provincia de Angola
Country Now:	Angola
Region:	South West Africa - Angola
Nearest City:	Luanda
Northernmost Latitude (decimal degrees):	-6
Southernmost Latitude (decimal degrees):	-18
Easternmost Longitude (decimal degrees):	24
Westernmost Longitude (decimal degrees):	12
Map Scale:	4000000

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