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Subsoil vs Solonetz - What's the difference?

subsoil | solonetz |

As nouns the difference between subsoil and solonetz

is that subsoil is the layer of earth that is below the topsoil while solonetz is a type of soil with a so-called "natric horizon" within the upper metre of the soil profile and a subsoil with higher clay content than the upper horizon, the latter having more than 15% exchangeable sodium.

subsoil

English

(wikipedia subsoil)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.

    • solonetz

    English

    Noun

    (es) (wikipedia solonetz)
  • (FAO soil classification) A type of soil with a so-called "natric horizon" within the upper metre of the soil profile and a subsoil with higher clay content than the upper horizon, the latter having more than 15% exchangeable sodium.

    • Usage notes

    Solonetz corresponds to sodium-rich aridisols and mollisols in US soil taxonomy.

    Derived terms

    * solonetzic

    See also

    * gleysol * solonchak * kastanozem