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Agriculture · Q460

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 460

Q460

Solum is made up of

A.
C-horizon
B.
A-horizon
C.
A and B-horizon
D.
None of the above
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The solum in soil science consists of the surface and subsoil layers that have undergone the same soil-forming conditions. The base of the solum is a relatively unweathered parent material. It is a moisture and temperature sensor of the soil.
In terms of horizons, a solum consists of A, E and B horizons altogether not alone any thus the above options are not correct.