Solonchak
Type of pale or grey soil
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::summary Type of pale or grey soil ::
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Solonchak (Russian and Ukrainian: Солончак) is a Reference Soil Group of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB). It is a pale or grey soil type found in arid to subhumid poorly-drained conditions. The word is Russian for "salt marsh", which is in turn from the Russian sol (соль) "salt".
References
- IUSS Working Group WRB: World Reference Base for Soil Resources, fourth edition. International Union of Soil Sciences, Vienna 2022. (https://wrb.isric.org/files/WRB_fourth_edition_2022-12-18.pdf).
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