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Alfisol vs Andisol - What's the difference?

alfisol | andisol |

As nouns the difference between alfisol and andisol

is that alfisol is an abundant soil order in the usda soil taxonomy, with a clay-enriched subsoil and relatively high native fertility, widely used both in agriculture and forestry while andisol is a kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite and ferrihydrite.

alfisol

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An abundant soil order in the USDA soil taxonomy, with a clay-enriched subsoil and relatively high native fertility, widely used both in agriculture and forestry.

    • Hyponyms

    * luvisol * lixisol * nitosol

    External links

    * (Alfisols)

    andisol

    English

    (wikipedia andisol)

    Alternative forms

    * andosol

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite and ferrihydrite.