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Alfisols!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alfisols !!!!!!!!!!!!

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Alfisols !!!!!!!!!!!!. Develop in semiarid to moist areas Primarily forested soils They have clay and nutrient rich sub-soils that hold and supply moisture and nutrients very efficiently for plants Can be very productive Easily eroded. Diagnostic Features. Orchric Epipedon - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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• Develop in semiarid to moist areas• Primarily forested soils• They have clay and nutrient rich sub-soils that

hold and supply moisture and nutrients very efficiently for plants

• Can be very productive • Easily eroded

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Diagnostic Features

• Orchric Epipedon• Contains Argillic Horizon• Typical horizon: A, E, Bt, C• Alfisols typically form in hardwood forests or

mixed vegetative cover• Alfisols are productive for most crops

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• Alfisols Make up 10% of the earth ice free land surface!

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• Alfisols Support about 17% of the Worlds Population!!!!!