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Agriculture · Q721

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 721

Q721

Volcanic soils are found in

A.
Aridisol
B.
Andisol
Answer
C.
Oxisol
D.
Ultisol

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Volcanic soils also known as Andisols, are formed from volcanic ash and cinder deposits. Andisols are soils formed in volcanic ash and defined as soils containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite and ferrihydrite.
They are generally quite young and typically very fertile.