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Submerged Soils: Definition, Importance and Properties

After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Definition of Submerged Soils 2. Kinds of Submerged Soil 3. Importance 4. Properties. Definition of Submerged Soils: Submerged soils are soils that are saturated with water for a sufficiently long time in a year to give the soil the following distinctive gley horizons resulting from oxidation-reduction processes: (i) A partially oxidized [...]

By Shreeja D|2016-07-20T07:51:09+00:00July 20, 2016|Submerged Soils|Comments Off

Transformation of Important Nutrient Elements in Submerged Soils

After reading this article you will learn about the transformation of important nutrient elements in submerged soils:- 1. Nitrogen 2. Phosphorus 3. Potassium 4. Sulphur 5. Iron 6. Manganese 7. Zinc 8. Copper 9. Boron and Molybdenum. Nutrient Element # 1. Nitrogen: Nitrogen occurs in soils mainly as complex organic substances, ammonia, molecular nitrogen, nitrite and nitrate. The transformations of [...]

By Shreeja D|2016-07-20T07:51:08+00:00July 20, 2016|Submerged Soils|Comments Off