Soil Museum

Developing A Portable Soil Profile
Dr. Thinn Nwe Htwe et. al.

A Portable Soil Profile

A Step-by-Step Guide to Preparing
a Portable Soil Profile (PSP) Using
the Lacquer Peel Method

Matthias Klaiss
Christian Noll
Prof. Dr. Andreas Bürkert

Soil Monoliths

Objectives:

  • Become an educational hub for various visitor groups seeking soil information, as well as to raise awareness and foster appreciation and understanding about the importance of soils for national development and food security
  • Reference center on Soils of Myanmar and display of soil monoliths of all soil types by State/Region
  • Reference base for planning and undertaking soil series based on agricultural research activities in State/Region

Required materials

Acetone+ Lacqure
Acetone+ Lacqure
Digging tools
Digging tools
required material 3

Steps

Step 1
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Step 3
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Step 4
Step 4
Step 5
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Step 6
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Step 7
Step 7

Portable Soil profile at LUD-DOA

psp lud-doa 3
psp lud-doa 4