Acrisol
Soil type
title: "Acrisol" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["pedology", "types-of-soil"] description: "Soil type" topic_path: "general/pedology" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrisol" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Soil type ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Acrisol |
| image | Acrisolprof.JPG |
| image_size | 250px |
| image_caption | A Stagnic Acrisol profile from Malaysia |
| classification_system | WRB |
| profile | AEBtC |
| code | AC |
| parent_material | various |
| climate | tropical, humid subtropical |
| :: |
|name=Acrisol |alternative_name= |image=Acrisolprof.JPG |image_size=250px |image_caption=A Stagnic Acrisol profile from Malaysia |classification_system=WRB |profile=AEBtC |code=AC |parent_material=various |climate=tropical, humid subtropical
An Acrisol is a Reference Soil Group of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB). It has a clay-rich subsoil. It is associated with humid, tropical climates, such as those found in Brazil, and often supports forested areas. In the USDA soil taxonomy, Acrisols correspond to the Humult, Udult, and Ustult suborders of the Ultisols and also to Oxisols with a kandic horizon and to some Alfisols. Acrisol's low fertility and toxic amounts of aluminium pose limitations to its agricultural use, favouring in many places its use for silviculture, low-intensity pasture, and protected areas. Crops that can be successfully cultivated, if the climate allows, include tea, rubber tree, oil palm, coffee and sugar cane.
References
References
- IUSS Working Group WRB. (2022). "World Reference Base for Soil Resources, fourth edition". International Union of Soil Sciences, Vienna.
- T. R. Yu. (1997). "Chemistry of Variable Charge Soils". Oxford University Press.
- Soil Survey Staff. (June 2025). "Keys to Soil Taxonomy, twelfth edition". United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.}}{{dead link.
- CHESWORTH, WARD. Encyclopedia of Soil Science. 2001. pp. 22-24
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