The Pedology Laboratory at the University of Idaho is housed in the Department of Plant, Soil, and Entomological Sciences. The Laboratory was started in 1960 by Dr. Maynard A. Fosberg, Emeritus Professor of Soil Science, to help better understand Idaho's soil resources. In 1990, Dr. Paul A. McDaniel joined the faculty as the Lab's principal investigator. Current research focuses on the environmental factors and processes that form soils and ultimately influence their use and management. In addition to on-going research, the Laboratory maintains an extensive database of the chemical, physical, and mineralogical properties of over 5000 pedons that have been analyzed.
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