what is soil profile name the various horizons present in soil profile draw the diagram
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it includes j 1) top soil is in the layer which contain high concentration of soil nutrients .. ... and loyamy soil is found here. roots of most of the trees are found here
11) subsoil is the layer having no loamy soil lying below top soil... omit is also called clayely soil...
roots of some plantss are found to reach here like peepal.(ficus religiousa
111) bedrock is the layer of rrock below subsoiland it is the lowest layer
If you visit a site, Where are has been dug for building a house or looking in a soil Peat , on a road side cut you will see various layers in the soil. These layers are called soil horizons . The arrangement of these Horizons in a soil is known as soil profile.
♦ SOIL HORIZONS :
Each soil Horizon is different from the other in texture , colour , chemical composition and depth.
★ O HORIZONS ------› It is that top organic layer of the soil mostly made up of leaf litter and humus this horizon is rich in humus.
★ A HORIZONS ------› This players are also called as top soil and is found below the O horizon. Seed germinate and plant grow in this dark coloured Layer. It is made up of humus ( decomposed organic matter ) mixed with mineral particles.
Sometimes , leaching of minerals and clay content takes place in the lower part of A horizon as water drips throw this region. This process of leaching is called evaluation .
★ B HORIZONS -------› It is also called the sub soil. This layer is Beneath The A horizon and about the C horizon. It contains clay and mineral deposits like Iron and Aluminium oxide. It receives them , from layers above it , when mineralised water drips from the top soil.
★ R HORIZONS --------› This consists of the unweathered rock layer , called the Bedrock. It exist beneath all the other layers.
