Acrisol
Sign in to saveAn Acrisol is a Reference Soil Group of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB). It has a clay-rich subsoil. It is associated with humid, tropical climates, such as those found in Brazil, and often supports forested areas. In the USDA soil taxonomy, Acrisols correspond to the Humult, Udult, and Ustult suborders of the Ultisols and also to Oxisols with a kandic horizon and to some Alfisols. Acrisol's low fertility and toxic amounts of aluminium pose limitations to its agricultural use, favouring in many places its use for silviculture, low-intensity pasture, and protected areas. Crops
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Vinony's link graph records 209 inbound references to Acrisol, and connects out to podzol, Oxisol and Gelisol.
It is catalogued under topics including Pedology and Types of soil.
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Key facts
- Soil.name
- Acrisol
- Soil.image
- Acrisolprof.JPG
- Soil.image_size
- 250px
- Soil.image_caption
- A Stagnic Acrisol profile from Malaysia
- Soil.classification_system
- WRB
- Soil.profile
- AEBtC
- Soil.code
- AC
- Soil.parent_material
- various
- Soil.climate
- tropical, humid subtropical
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- soil type
- Image
- Haplic Acrisol.JPG
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- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002234
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- Acrisols
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An Acrisol is a Reference Soil Group of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB). It has a clay-rich subsoil. It is associated with humid, tropical climates, such as those found in Brazil, and often supports forested areas. In the USDA soil taxonomy, Acrisols correspond to the Humult, Udult, and Ustult suborders of the Ultisols and also to Oxisols with a kandic horizon and to some Alfisols. Acrisol's low fertility and toxic amounts of aluminium pose limitations to its agricultural use, favouring in many places its use for silviculture, low-intensity pasture, and protected areas. Crops that can be successfully cultivated, if the climate allows, include tea, rubber tree, oil palm, coffee and sugar cane.
== See also == Soil horizon Soil type
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