Hydromorphism - Its Definition and Correlation between Three Major Classification Systems with Reference to West Africa

Hydromorphic soils may be defined simply as any wetland soil that will not support crops (or plants), with aerobic edaphic requirements, during the peak of the groundwater recharge. The influence of the water-table is largely controlled by the texture of the profile. This is of significance because...

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description Hydromorphic soils may be defined simply as any wetland soil that will not support crops (or plants), with aerobic edaphic requirements, during the peak of the groundwater recharge. The influence of the water-table is largely controlled by the texture of the profile. This is of significance because the capillary fringe of any water-table may be as saturated as those horizons under the water-table, and this tends to increase the height of the groundwater. A depth of 100 cm. to a saturated zone is suggested as the depth below which a pedon ceases to become aquic or show features associated with hydromorphism that could limit the environment to anaerobic crops. For a general landuse purpose, a probable depth of 150 cm. is suggested as the depth beyond which a pedon ceases to become hydromorphic. Because hydromorphism does not preclude those soil forming processes peculiar to the well-drained upland soils, classification as outlined in Soil Taxonomy (USDA) could be appropriate for the classification of hydromorphic soils. The aquic prefix points to the influence of the water regime on the pedogenesis and properties of the soils concerned. Attempt at correlating the three systems, viz. USDA, FAO - UNESCO and French was made.
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spelling oai:ir.oauife.edu.ng:123456789-26202023-05-13T11:05:06Z Hydromorphism - Its Definition and Correlation between Three Major Classification Systems with Reference to West Africa Okusami, T. A. Hydromorphic soils Soil resources Soil taxonomy Mineral hydromorphic soils Organic hydromorphic soils Hydromorphic soils may be defined simply as any wetland soil that will not support crops (or plants), with aerobic edaphic requirements, during the peak of the groundwater recharge. The influence of the water-table is largely controlled by the texture of the profile. This is of significance because the capillary fringe of any water-table may be as saturated as those horizons under the water-table, and this tends to increase the height of the groundwater. A depth of 100 cm. to a saturated zone is suggested as the depth below which a pedon ceases to become aquic or show features associated with hydromorphism that could limit the environment to anaerobic crops. For a general landuse purpose, a probable depth of 150 cm. is suggested as the depth beyond which a pedon ceases to become hydromorphic. Because hydromorphism does not preclude those soil forming processes peculiar to the well-drained upland soils, classification as outlined in Soil Taxonomy (USDA) could be appropriate for the classification of hydromorphic soils. The aquic prefix points to the influence of the water regime on the pedogenesis and properties of the soils concerned. Attempt at correlating the three systems, viz. USDA, FAO - UNESCO and French was made. 2015-10-12T13:07:50Z 2018-10-27T13:57:11Z 2015-10-12T13:07:50Z 2018-10-27T13:57:11Z 1985 Article Okusami, T. A. (1985) Hydromorphism - Its Definition and Correlation between Three Major Classification Systems with Reference to West Africa. Ife Journal of Agriculture, 7 (1 & 2). http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2620 en PDF application/pdf Nigeria Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ife
spellingShingle Hydromorphic soils
Soil resources
Soil taxonomy
Mineral hydromorphic soils
Organic hydromorphic soils
Okusami, T. A.
Hydromorphism - Its Definition and Correlation between Three Major Classification Systems with Reference to West Africa
title Hydromorphism - Its Definition and Correlation between Three Major Classification Systems with Reference to West Africa
title_full Hydromorphism - Its Definition and Correlation between Three Major Classification Systems with Reference to West Africa
title_fullStr Hydromorphism - Its Definition and Correlation between Three Major Classification Systems with Reference to West Africa
title_full_unstemmed Hydromorphism - Its Definition and Correlation between Three Major Classification Systems with Reference to West Africa
title_short Hydromorphism - Its Definition and Correlation between Three Major Classification Systems with Reference to West Africa
title_sort hydromorphism its definition and correlation between three major classification systems with reference to west africa
topic Hydromorphic soils
Soil resources
Soil taxonomy
Mineral hydromorphic soils
Organic hydromorphic soils
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