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HORIZONTE C [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tillage Operations (Agriculture)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
DEF

A mineral horizon of a soil, lying beneath the A and/or B horizons, consisting of unconsolidated rock material that has been relatively little affected by pedogenic processes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux du sol (Agriculture)
  • Mécanique des sols
DEF

Horizon, très peu affecté par les processus pédogénétiques, incluant en grande partie des couches minérales meubles et en moindre partie des couches limniques organiques et inorganiques, mais excluant le rocher en place.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Labores de cultivo (Agricultura)
  • Mecánica del suelo
DEF

Horizonte mineral correspondiente al material que se va formando en la alteración de la roca madre y en contacto con ella.

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