Adaptation of Soil Judging to Libya.

Soil Judging teaches field identification of soil types, their properties, and interpretations for use and it can be beneficial to students as well as government agencies and the private sector in Libya. Soil judging focuses on determining the soil characteristics of soil profiles and making interpretations based on observation. The objective of this study was to adapt Soil Judging (Evaluation) to Libya by a graduate student from Libya.  Libya has six soil orders according to the U.S Soil Taxonomy; (Entisols, Aridisols, Alfisols, Inceptisols, Vertisols, and Mollisols) the most common soil orders are Entisols and Aridisols because Libya is located in an arid and/or semi-arid area. Various soil judging handbooks from the United States (US) were used to develop teaching materials for Libya (including tables of soil physical and chemical properties, topographic maps, and scorecards).  The soil judging scorecard was enhanced by making it more specific to Libya and its agricultural and environmental needs (e.g. soil salinity, calcium carbonate etc.).