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podzolization

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pod·zol·i·za·tion  (pdzô-l-zshn) also pod·sol·i·za·tion (pdsô-)
n.
1. The process by which soils are depleted of bases and become acidic.
2. The development of a podzol.
podzolization [ˌpɒdzɒlaɪˈzeɪʃən], podsolization [ˌpɒdsɒlaɪˈzeɪʃən], podzolisation, podsolisation
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the process by which the upper layer of a soil becomes acidic through the leaching of bases which are deposited in the lower horizons
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The SOC accumulation in the SSL of mineral soils depends primarily on the presence of illuviation, eluviation, and/or podzolization processes; 22-25 Mg [ha.
Stocks of organic carbon in Estonian soils/Orgaanilise susiniku varud ... by Kolli, Raimo; Ellermae, Olav; Koster, Tiina; Lemetti, Illar; Asi, Endla; Kauer, Karin / Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
Soil development rates in the ridges were assessed through solum thickness, soil pH measurements, soil color determinations, Soil Taxonomy classification and podzolization index value calculations based on the soil colors.
Soil development on a l,500-year-old beach ridge plain, Sturgeon Bay, ... by Nielsen, Asger H. / Michigan Academician
The prevailing soils on Estonian coastal dunes are Podzols of varying level of podzolization (Koresaar, 2003a, b).
Mineral nutrition of natural regeneration of Scots pine on coastal ... by Mandre, Malle; Koresaar, Kadri; Koresaar, Priit / Estonian Journal of Ecology
 
 
 
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