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calcareous soil

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calcareous soil (kălkâr`ēəs), soil formed largely by the weathering of calcareous rocks and fossil shell beds. Different varieties usually contain chalk, marl, and limestone and frequently a large amount of phosphates. They are often very fertile, as in the case of the buckshot soils of the S United States. Sometimes calcareous soils are flinty, thin, and dry. They often form a large part of the soil of deserts, which may prove very fertile when sufficient moisture for crops is applied.
calcareous soil [kal′ker·ē·əs ′sȯil]
(geology)
A soil containing accumulations of calcium and magnesium carbonate.
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The EPL thicknesses on calcareous soils appear to be somewhat higher than on non-calcareous soil types.
Stocks of organic carbon in Estonian soils/Orgaanilise susiniku varud ... by Kolli, Raimo; Ellermae, Olav; Koster, Tiina; Lemetti, Illar; Asi, Endla; Kauer, Karin / Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
The citric acid was apparently neutralized by the calcareous soil (pH 8.
Amendments for field-scale phytotreatment of Pb, Cd and Zn from an ... by Jacob, J.R.; Hee, C.K.; Pichtel, J. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
In our study only 4-yr-old birch stands were included, but, comparing the values of root characteristics with short-root parameters of silver birch in an older (80 year) natural mixed forest on calcareous soil (pH = 7.
Morphological adaptations of fine roots in Scots pine (Pinus ... by Ostonen, I.; Lohmus, K.; Alama, S.; Truu, J.; Kaar, E.; Vares, A.; Uri, V.; Kurvits, V. / Oil Shale
 
 
 
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