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Oxisol
(redirected from Ferralsol)

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Oxisol [′äk·sə‚sȯl]
(geology)
A soil order characterized by residual accumulations of inactive clays, free oxides, kaolin, and quartz; mostly tropical.


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The soil type is Red Ferrosol (Krasnozem) (Isbell 2002) or Rhodic Ferralsol (FAO 1998) and additional soil characteristics, including pH and texture, are described in Richards et al.
CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) Lehmann J, de Silva JP Jr, Steiner C, Nehls T, Zech W, Glaser B (2003) Nutrient availability and leaching in an archaeological Anthrosol and a Ferralsol of the Central Amazon basin: fertilizer, manure and charcoal amendments.
 
 
 
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