Reference soil Russian Federation 05: Kastanozem

RU005
Distribution of Kastanozems (rough estimation supplied by soilgrids)

 

Reference soil RU005: Kastanozem

Location: Right high bank of Vorskla river on a site under a 300-year oak and maple grove with scanty grass cover. Additional notes on profile description: Bth: Noticeably podzolised. Bt1: Visible abundant silica powdering. Bt2: Occasional silica powdering. BCk: Visible carbonate pseudo-mycelium. Climate data source: Mueller, Manfred J.: Handbuch ausgewaehlter Klimastationen der Erde; Universitaet Trier, Forschungsstelle Bodenerosion. Trier 1987.

 

Classification

WRB 2014 
Kastanozem 
FAO-UNESCO-ISRIC 1974 
Orthic Greyzem  
  
- cmargillic B horizon
- cmmollic A horizon
 

 

Local classification:Grey Forest Soil