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Inceptisol

[in′sep·tə‚sȯl]
(geology)
A soil order characterized by soils that are usually moist, with pedogenic horizons of alteration of parent materials but not of illuviation.
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Five soil orders (Ultisols, Aridisols, Oxisols, Andisols, and Inceptisols) were obtained from the following sources (Ryan et al.
Relationships between soil characteristics and total and DTPA-extractable micronutrients in inceptisols of Punjab.
Rosenami, Concentration and Speciation of Heavy Metals in Some Cultivated and Uncultivated Utisols and Inceptisols in Peninsular Malaysia.
The experiment was conducted in open air using 7.5-L pots (30 cm diameter) filled with Inceptisols (Ustepts) (USDA, 2013).
Pedogenic factors, especially the varying climate and topography, have caused the formation of various soil orders including Alfisols, Mollisols, Aridisols, Entisols, and Inceptisols. One of the most important of these soil orders is the Mollisols that has a basic role in the production of agricultural products due to the fertility of the soils in this order.
The soil belongs to the Chhiata series of the Grey Terrace soils (Aeric Albaquept) under the order Inceptisols in the USDA Soil Taxonomy [24, 25].
TABLE 3: Descriptive statistics for selected physical soil quality indicators of an agricultural field of Ganges Tidal Floodplain soil (classified as Inceptisols order of US Soil Taxonomy), Bangladesh, collected using 10 m x 10 m grid sampling technique.
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