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Agriculture · Q445

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 445

Q445

Which one of the following is not correctly matched in the term of Soil order and Pronunciation?

A.
Entisols ⇔ Recent
B.
Aridisols ⇔ Arid
C.
Histosols ⇔ Organic
D.
Vertisols ⇔ Pedalfor
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Entisols are soils of recent origin. It is defined as soils that do not show any profile development other than an A horizon.

Aridisols are Calcium containing soils of arid regions that exhibit subsurface horizon development.

Histosols are soils that are composed mainly of organic materials.

Vertisols are soils with a high content of clay minerals that shrink and swell as they change water content. It has no link with the word Pedalfor.