Vidyalelo
Agriculture · Q814

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 814

Q814

Pedoturbation is the process of . . . . . . . .

A.
Mixing of pesticides
B.
Mixing of FYM in soil
C.
Mixing of fertilizer in the soil
D.
Mixing of the soil
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Pedoturbation is the natural process of mixing the soil. The major process includes digging by animals, uprooting of trees, swelling of clay and downslope movement under gravity.
It is synonymous with soil mixing and leads to a homogenization of the solum to various degrees.