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Quantitative criteria for distinguishing melanic from vertic soil horizons in the central Kruger National Park
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S.W. Fraser --- Department of Geography, T.H. van Rooyen --- Department of Geography, E. Verster --- Department of Geography,Criteria based on shrink-swell potential, viz. linear shrinkage and COLErod, were used to distinguish between melanic and vertic soil horizons of the Mooiplaas region in central Kruger National Park. For linear shrinkage the proposed boundary value separating melanic and vertic... -
Advances in pedology in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.A.L. le Roux --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, M. Hensley --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, C.W. van Huyssteen --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences,The ability of soil to serve as a unique buffer of water, organic carbon, nutrients, pH, redox and temperature is recognised in environmental research. A detailed study on hardpan carbonate and dorbank horizons in the commonly occurring ‘heuweltjies’ of the...