Epipedons And Subsurface Diagnostix Horizons Flashcards
1
Q
Anthropic
Folistic
A
Manmade
>1500mg P2O5/kg
Organic materials on surface(less than 30 days saturated)
2
Q
Histic
Melanic
A
Surface hor is sat >30 days
Black, andic, >30 cm
3
Q
Mollic
Ochrix
A
Dark, C rich, base saturation >50%
Less than 0.6% C, pale
4
Q
Plaggen
Umbric
A
Manure and transported soil additions, great than 50 c
Like mollic, but
5
Q
Epipedons
8
A
Uppermost soil horizon(s), not the same as the A maybe thinner or deeper.
