Soil, Crop and More Information. I retired August 31, 2008 after 32 years with the Cooperative Extension Service in Texas. I spent most of my career working in the arid part of Texas. Soil pH was in the 7. So most of the information generated in field research fits West Texas Production.

Biological soil crusts are the community of organisms living at the surface of desert soils. Major components are cyanobacteria, green algae, microfungi, mosses, liverworts and lichens. A Field Guide to Biological Soil Crusts of Western U. By Roger Rosentreter, Ph. , Matthew Bowker, Ph. , Jayne Belnap, Ph. 2290 S West Resource Blvd.

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Click on map for description. Click on Land Resource Areas. Below to select soil characterization database of interest. Not all Land Resource Areas, Counties or Soil Orders may be represented. Click on Series name for characterization data. Land Resource Areas Texas Counties Soil Orders. Dominant Soil Orders of Texas.