Q16 Heavily leached soil
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Explanation:
In agriculture, leaching is the loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation. ... Soil structure, crop planting, type and application rates of fertilizers, and other factors are taken into account to avoid excessive nutrient loss.
Explanation:
In agriculture, leaching is the loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation. ... Soil structure, crop planting, type and application rates of fertilizers, and other factors are taken into account to avoid excessive nutrient loss.
Leached and elluviated materials tend to be lost from topsoil and deposited in subsoil. A soil horizon accumulating leached and eluviated materials is referred to as a zone of illuviation. Laterite soil, which develops in regions with high temperature and heavy rainfall, is an example of this process in action.