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Oxisol
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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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soybean, maize, beans) is key for the successful implementation of NT in Ferralsols and Acrisols, as cover crop residues are the main driving force of soil surface mulching (Machado and Silva 2001).
Keywords: Acid-forming fertilizer, soil properties INTRODUCTION Many African soils which are predominantly Acrisols, Nitosols and Ferralsols, are acid due to old age (highly weathered), depletion of soil carbon and continuous cultivation [1, 2].
From the FAO soil map (FAO 1988), we estimate that the strongly weathered soils Acrisols (Ultisols) and Ferralsols (Oxisols) occupy about 24% of the land area of Samar, the third largest member of the Philippine archipelago.
 
 
 
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