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Record 1 2001-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
DEF

Young soils or soils on parent material that will not allow the development of a distinctive soil profiling, as opposed to zonal soil and intrazonal soil.

OBS

A soil lacking a profile dominantly influenced by climate, vegetation, etc. (U.K.); ... [or] without distinct genetic horizons (U.S.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
DEF

Sol ne possédant pas d'horizons génétiques définis. De tels sols peuvent avoir des horizons Ah non chernozémiques ou de horizons Ah chernozémiques peu épais mais pas d'horizon B. Au Canada, ils se classent parmi les sols régosoliques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Geología
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