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   The Fieldes and Perrott field test as an aid to identification for podzol B horizons

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.E. Clough --- , Republic of South Africa T.W. Payn --- , Republic of South Africa

   The Fieldes and Perrott test for allophane was assessed as an aid to identifying podzol horizons. The test was compared to the chemical criteria for podzol B horizons on 51 B horizon samples collected in the southern Cape. In 37...

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   Spodosols in Brazil: distribution, characteristics and diagnostic attributes of spodic horizons

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Andressa R de Menezes --- Agronomy Institute, Department of Soil Science, Brazil Ademir Fontana --- Embrapa Solos, Brazil Lúcia HC dos Anjos --- Agronomy Institute, Department of Soil Science, Brazil

   Spodosols are reported in specific environments of Brazil, such as sandy materials in the Amazon and Pantanal basin, sandbanks in the coastal fringes and coastal tableland areas, and a few in high-altitude mountains with quartz-rich rocky substrates. This study describes...

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