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Agriculture · Q67

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 67

Q67

In soil Taxonomy udolls is a suborder of

A.
Emisols
B.
Mollisols
Answer
C.
Alfisols
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Udolls is the suborder of Mollisols in soil taxonomy. They are divided into eight suborders: Albolls, Aquolls, Rendolls, Gelolls, Cryolls, Xerolls, Ustolls and Udolls.
Mollisols are the soils of grassland ecosystems or cropland. They are characterized by a thick, dark surface horizon. Mollisols are among some of the most important and productive soils in the world.