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Calcic Soils
A widely observed morphological feature of soils in arid climates is the…
D
Duplex Soils
One of the properties by which a B horizon can be recognized is the…
H
Humic Soils
Intensely weathered, low base status soils with oxidic mineralogy and…
Hydromorphic Soils
Soils with an orthic A horizon and none of the subsurface horizons that…
I
Inceptic Soils
Other soils are youthful even though they may have formed in relatively deep,…
M
Melanic Soils
These dark coloured, strongly structured, high base status soils are similar…
O
Organic Soils
Peaty soils are typically associated with wetlands and bogs where saturation…
Oxidic Soils
Oxides of iron accumulate through weathering and colour many soils -…
P
Plinthic Soils
An absolute enrichment with iron oxides can occur in situations where…
Podzolic Soils
In quartzitic materials the concentration of humic substances from…
S
Silicic Soils
Under arid conditions silica mobilized during weathering in the upper part of…
Soils
Soils are defined as the usually thin upper surface layer of the earth's…
South African Soils
Soil properties can be in part described by the soil texture, composition…
V
Vertic Soils
Swelling, cracking, high activity clay (smectitic) soils are found on basic…
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