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    1. The document describes a soil science lab report determining soil color using a Munsell color chart. 2. Six soil samples were analyzed and their dry and wet colors were recorded using Munsell notation. 3. The most common soil colors in Malaysia are yellow and strong brown according to the results. Moisture causes soil colors to darken slightly when wet.

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    1. The document describes a soil science lab report determining soil color using a Munsell color chart. 2. Six soil samples were analyzed and their dry and wet colors were recorded using Munsell notation. 3. The most common soil colors in Malaysia are yellow and strong brown according to the results. Moisture causes soil colors to darken slightly when wet.

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    LABORATORY AGR231/ SOIL SCIENCE

    AGR 231

    LAB REPORT 5
    DETERMINATION OF SOIL COLOUR
    AT1103C

    NAME: MOHAMMAD RAIMIE BIN ZULKIFLEE


    STUDENT ID: 2021832102
    PREPARED FOR: MISS ZAHIDAH ABDUL RAZAK
    LABORATORY 5: DETERMINATION OF SOIL COLOUR

    INTRODUCTION

    Soil colours are most conveniently measured by comparison with a colour chart. The collection of
    charts generally used with soils is a modified version of the collection appearing in the Munsell Book
    of Soil Colour.

    The charts in the Soil collection display 199 different standard colour chips systematically arranged
    according to their Munsell notations, on cards carried in a loose-leaf notebook. The arrangement is
    by the three simple variables that combine to describe all colours and are known in Munsell system
    as Hue, Value, and Chroma.

    The Hue notation of a colour indicates its relation to Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple; the Value
    notation indicates its lightness; and the Chroma notation indicates its strength (or departure from a
    neutral of the same lightness).

    In writing the Munsell notation, the order is hue, value, chroma with a space between the hue letter
    and the succeeding value number, and a virgule between the two numbers for value and chroma.
    If expression beyond the whole numbers is desired, decimals are always used never fractions.
    Thus, the notation for a colour of hue 5YR, value 5, chroma 6, is 5YR 5/6, a yellowish-red.

    In using the colour charts, accurate comparison is obtained by holding the soil sample directly
    behind the apertures separating the closest matching colour chips.

    OBJECTIVES
    1. To identify different colours of soils.
    2. To familiarize the students in using the Munsell Colour Chart.

    APPARATUS AND MATERIAL


    Samples of different colours of the soils, Munsell Colour Chart.
    LABORATORY AGR231/ SOIL SCIENCE

    EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES
    1. Determine the colours of the air-dry soil samples provided by using the Munsell Colour Chart.
    2. Wet the samples and determine the colours.
    3. Use the colour names in the chart to record your results.

    RESULTS

    Table 1: Identification of Soil Colour


    Soil sample Dry sample Wet sample
    Colour notation Colour name Colour notation Colour name
    A 7.5YR 6/8 REDDISH 7.5YR 5/8 STRONG
    YELLOW BROWN
    B 10YR 8/4 VERY PALE 2.5Y 7/6 YELLOW
    BROWN
    C 7.5YR 8/1 WHITE 2.5Y 8/2 POLE YELLOW
    D GLEY 2 8/5PB LIGHT BLUISH GLEY 2 4/10B DARK BLUISH
    GRAY GRAY
    E 7.5YR 5/4 BROWN 7.5YR 5/6 STRONG
    BROWN
    F 7.5YR 8/3 PINK 10YR 5/6 YELLOWWISH
    BROWN
    Top soil 1 2.5YR 8/3 POLE YELLOW 10YR 6/8 BROWNISH
    YELLOW
    Sub soil 1 2.5Y 8/4 POLE YELLOW 10YR 7/8 YELLOW
    Top soil 2 2.5Y 7/4 POLE YELLOW 2.5Y 5/6 LIGHT OLIVE
    BROWN
    Sub soil 2 2.5 8/4 POLE YELLOW 10YR 6/8 BROWNISH
    YELLOW

    DISCUSSION
    1. From your results, what is the most common colour of soil in Malaysia?
    • Yellow and strong brown
    2. How does moisture affect the colour of soil?
    • Moisture affects the colour of soil when dry soil becomes moist, soil colours darken by
    1/2 to 3 steps in value, chroma may change by - 1/2 to +2 steps, and hue rarely
    changes.
    3. What is the main mineral that affects the soil colour?
    • manganese
    CONCLUSION
    From study on soil colour
    In conclusion, the environment and other minerals can have an impact on soil color. For instance,
    soil can darken when combined with water. Using the Munsell colour chart, we can locate the soil's
    colour. I was able to distinguish the various shades of soil through this topic, and I also became
    familiar with using the Munsell Colour Chart.

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