Soil great group

Humudept

Of the Udept suborder; it It has a lot of organic matter.

What the name says

Soil Taxonomy names are built from parts, and each part says something about the soil. From general to specific:

Taxonomic orderInceptisolSoil young, with some development below the surface (a cambic horizon) but without the clay accumulation or dark surface that would define other orders.
SuborderUdeptInceptisol humid climate.
Great groupHumudeptWithin the Udept suborder, it It has a lot of organic matter.

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 6.436 ha, across 3 districts.

ProvinceArea
Buenos Aires6.436 ha

Districts where it is most common

It also appears on the detailed maps of: Buenos Aires.

Subgroups on the maps

  • Humudept ácuico

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.

Buenos Aires

Rio Quequen

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.

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