Soil great group
Eutrudept
Of the Udept suborder; it has high base saturation: it is not acidic.
What the name says
Soil Taxonomy names are built from parts, and each part says something about the soil. From general to specific:
| Taxonomic order | Inceptisol | Soil young, with some development below the surface (a cambic horizon) but without the clay accumulation or dark surface that would define other orders. |
|---|---|---|
| Suborder | Udept | Inceptisol humid climate. |
| Great group | Eutrudept | Within the Udept suborder, it has high base saturation: it is not acidic. |
What it means for farming
Intermediate aptitude and very dependent on location. In Argentina there are many Acueptes: Inceptisoles with excess water, often saline or sodic.
Where it is found
It does not appear on the national map; on the detailed maps it adds up to about 66.329 ha, across 1 districts.
| Province | Area |
|---|---|
| Misiones | 66.329 ha |
Districts where it is most common
It also appears on the detailed maps of: Misiones.
How productive it is
Where it is the main soil of the map unit, the productivity index has a median of 2 (very low); half of the units fall between 2 and 2.
Taken from the maps that include this data. A map unit with several soils has a single index, and it is only attributed to the dominant soil.
Subgroups on the maps
- Eutrudept dístrico
- Eutrudept húmico lítico
Soil series
Series are the specific soils, named after places, that detailed maps describe under this name. Two properties with the same series have the same soil.
Misiones
Democracia · Mariano Moreno
The definitions are a plain-language summary of the USDA Keys to Soil Taxonomy. The formal definition includes thickness, color and percentage thresholds that are left out here.
Sources
- Soil Survey Staff. (2014). Claves para la Taxonomía de Suelos, 12.ª edición. USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service. · Dominio público (USDA)
- INTA · Dominio público (carta 1:500.000)