Soil description handbook for New Zealand
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3rd edition
© New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Ltd 2026
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Soil description handbook for New Zealand / O’Brien L. E., Deuss, K., Eger, A. E., Milne, J. D. G., Clayden, B., Singleton, P. G., Wilson, A. D. and Soil Description Working Group – 3rd edition Palmerston North, N.Z.: New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science 2026. ISBN 978-1-997319-09-2 (PDF)
Published by New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science, 74 Gerald Street, Lincoln 7608, New Zealand
The PDF version of this handbook can be downloaded from https://doi.org/10.7931/dl14-shb1.
An abridged version of the handbook, the Soil description field standard for New Zealand, can also be downloaded from https://doi.org/10.7931/dl14-sds. The field standard contains only recording instructions and assumes familiarity with the handbook.
Please email soilstandards@landcareresearch.co.nz if you have any questions or comments about this new edition.