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Agriculture · Q20

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 20

Q20

A soil profile having two sola, one above the other is known as

A.
Bisequem profile
Answer
B.
Truncated profile
C.
Soil monolith
D.
Soil fabric

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The solum (plural, sola) in the soil profile consists of the surface and subsoil layers that have undergone the same soil forming conditions. The base of the solum is the relatively un-weathered parent material.
The soil profile is a vertical section of the soil that contains all the secrets of the soil.
A soil profile having two sola, one above the other is known as Bisequem profile.