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There are as many as 465 identified and described soil series in Bangladesh distributed throughout the 20 physiographic units under the three broad units. In this chapter a list of the soil series, their extents, and parent materials are provided in tabular form.
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Imamul Huq, S.M., Md. Shoaib, J.U. (2013). Key Soil Series. In: The Soils of Bangladesh. World Soils Book Series, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1128-0_9
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