Soil Types and Horizons Flashcards
1
Q
Chernozemic
A
Ah Ap Ane
Grasslands productive
2
Q
Solonetzic
A
Bb Bnt
Grasslands Severe production limits
3
Q
Vertisolic
A
Bss Css Bv
Shrink swell
4
Q
Gleysolic
A
Bg Cg
Poorly Drained
5
Q
Luvisolic
A
Bt
Forest
Low fertility better moisture
6
Q
Brunisolic
A
Bm
Forest
Minimally developed
7
Q
Podsolic
A
Ae Bf Bnf Bfh
Sandy Forest
8
Q
Regosolic
A
No B horizon
Limited development
Unstable Land
9
Q
Organic
A
O
wetland
10
Q
Cryosolic
A
Cy Cz
1-2m permanently frozen
freeze thaw mixing
11
Q
Ap
A
Plow
12
Q
Ah
A
Humus
13
Q
Ae
A
eluviated
14
Q
Bt
A
texture clay deposits
15
Q
Bm
A
Minimal modification