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pedogenesis

[¦ped·ō′jen·ə·səs]
(geology)
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Yang X, Post WM (2011) Phosphorus transformations as a function of pedogenesis: a synthesis of soil phosphorus data using Hedley fractionation method.
Pedogenesis of the studied Stagnosol is governed by identical factors of soil formation, with the exception of biological factor, which is different.
(2) For quantifying the pedodiversity and contrastiveness of soils, it is recommended to use the lithogenetic and moisture scalars of soil pedo-ecological matrix from the aspect of pedogenesis and the top-and subsoils fine- and coarse-particle matrix from the aspect of soil texture.
A high linear correlation between the two parameters with [R.sup.2] = 0.999 is observed, and this confirms that pedogenesis of magnetic particles in the sampling area has been active in a similar way.
Phillips, "Geogenesis, pedogenesis, and multiple causality in the formation of texture-contrast soils," Catena, vol.
Therefore, the choice of tree species for the afforestation of post-mining areas is an important factor that determines the duration of soil pedogenesis and successful forest ecosystem restoration [12, 13].
This condition, related to the fact that some soils of the Sao Francisco River Valley present high natural potassium content, provided by the source material and pedogenesis processes (Cunha et al., 2010), may reduce the expansion capacity for grapevines cultivation areas in this region, due to the effect of potassium in wine quality.
Two main factors of heavy metals, found in agricultural soils are natural and anthropogenic with earlier associated with weathering of parent rocks and pedogenesis.
[17.] Eze PN Characterization, classification and pedogenesis of soils on a Legon catena in the Accra Plains, Ghana.
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