An Overview of Soil Micromorphology Trend in The Field of Soil Science
Publication Date: 19/04/2020
Author(s): A.A. Sadiq.
Volume/Issue: Volume 3 , Issue 2 (2020)
Abstract:
Over four decades soil micromorphology is considered as a new field of study in soil science agenda. The field is now receiving global attention in the field of research as considered sub-discipline in the field of soil science. However, there are trending views in both scientific and technical challenges regarding the concept of soil micromorphology in terms of its procedures, operational techniques, implications and application in the field of soil sciences. Thus, this paper imperatively overviewed the past and current trends overwhelming the field. The new modern field is basically concerned with the study of micromorphological features of soil under microscopic level, which is useful for evaluating soil mineralogy, genesis, pedogenic and geomorphic processes of soils. The trend in soil micromorphological analysis is quite receiving apparent limitations and constraints which include frequent lack of coordination of both sampling and analyses among the various specialists working on a single site or project, some features are in thin sections are still unidentified or badly understood, climate dynamism, low or lack of petrograhic knowledge among others. To overcome such limitations intensive scientific research should be geared in the field through adoption of standard techniques in its application, using modern microscopic techniques and adequate knowledge on micromorphic features interpretation respectively.
