Torrert

Torrert

[′tȯr·ərt]
(geology)
A suborder of the soil order Vertisol; it is the driest soil of the order and forms cracks that tend to remain open; occurs in arid regions.
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The soil at the site is classified as a self-mulching, torrert Vertisol in USDA Soil Taxonomy (Soil Survey Staff 1998) or as a haplic, black Vertosol in the Australian Soil Classification (Isbell 2002).
Comparison of grain yields and [N.sub.2]O emissions on Oxisol and Vertisol soils in response to fertiliser N applied as urea or urea coated with the nitrification inhibitor 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate
The dominant suborders of Vertisols are Aquerts, Cryerts, Torrerts, Uderts, Usterts, and Xererts (Table 3-5).
Chapter 3 Soil taxonomy and classification
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