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Desert soil is mostly sandy soil (90–95%) found in low-rainfall regions. It has a low content of nitrogen and organic matter with very high calcium carbonate and phosphate, thus making it infertile. The amount of calcium is 10 times higher in the lower layer than in the topsoil.
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Desert soils are mostly loamy sand, deep and well-drained Entisols* formed in alluvium fans derived dominantly from granitic rocks and related rocks. These soils have very low organic matter, are high in potassium and have pH's around 7.5 to 8.0. A saline and/or alkaline surface layer occurs in places.
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