Question

WRITE SHORT NOTE ON PODZOL SOIL

Answer 1

Podzolic soils are forested soils found primarily on sandy deposits in ecozones (or parts of ecozones) where the mean annual precipitation is above 700 mm. Coniferous-dominated plant communities are the major vegetation type found on Podzolic soils.

Answer 2

podzol soil - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer. podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol. dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock.