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Agriculture · Q380

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 380

Q380

Gleization, pedogenic process occur in

A.
Well aerated soil
B.
Acid soil
C.
Bog soil
Answer
D.
All of the above

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Gleization is the pedogenic process of soil formation under an anaerobic environment and leads to the development of a gley horizon in the lower part of the soil profile with green-blue colours above the parent material due to poor drainage conditions, related to the reduction of soluble ferrous iron under water-logged conditions.
This pedogenic process occurs in Bog soil, which is oxygen and nutrient deficient and is much more acidic than other soils.