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Kastanozem vs Chernozem - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between kastanozem and chernozem

is that kastanozem is a kind of soil, brighter than chernozem and related to the mollisols, that is rich in humus and originally covered with early maturing native grassland vegetation, which produces a characteristic brown surface layer while chernozem is a fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.

kastanozem

English

(wikipedia kastanozem)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A kind of soil, brighter than chernozem and related to the mollisols, that is rich in humus and originally covered with early maturing native grassland vegetation, which produces a characteristic brown surface layer.

    • chernozem

    English

    (wikipedia chernozem)

    Noun

  • A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.

    • Synonyms

    * black earth

    Derived terms

    * chernozemic

    See also

    * greyzem * kastanozem * phaeozem * dark earth * terra preta ----