latosol


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lat·o·sol

 (lăt′ə-sôl′, -sŏl′)
n.
Soil that is rich in iron, alumina, or silica and formed in tropical woodlands with great humidity and high temperatures.

[lat(erite) + -sol, soil (from Latin solum).]
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latosol

(ˈlætəˌsɒl)
n
(Geological Science) a type of deep, reddish-brown, well-drained soil found in tropical zones, for example under rainforests, containing iron oxides
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The soil type Dystrophic Red Latosol of B horizon was used with the following chemical characteristics: pH in water = 4.7, pH Ca[Cl.sub.2]= 4.2, organic matter = 8.2 g [kg.sup.-1]; P = 1.0 mg [dm.sup.-3]; K = 0.5 [mmol.sub.c] [dm.sup.-3]; Ca = 4.0 [mmol.sub.c] [dm.sup.-3]; Mg = 2.0 [mmol.sub.c] [dm.sup.-3]; Al = 14.1 [mmol.sub.c] [dm.sup.-3]; H+Al = 76.0 [mmol.sub.c] [dm.sup.-3]; sum of bases = 6.5 [mmol.sub.c] [dm.sup.-3]; cation exchange capacity = 82.5 [mmol.sub.c] [dm.sup.-3] and base saturation = 7.9%, it was determined using the methodology described by Claessen (1997).
Clay-rich yellow latosol predominates, and the topography varies from flat to smooth wavy.
The soil was classified as Dystrophic Red - Yellow Latosol (EMBRAPA, 2013).
Seedlings of soybean and purple nutsedge were planted at the same time in plastic pots with a diameter of 25 cm which were filled with 3 kg of latosol soil and base fertilizer i.e.
A clayey soil geotechnically classified as mature residual gneiss soil and pedologically as Red-Yellow Latosol of expressive occurrence in the brazilian territory and, especially, in the Zona da Mata of the state of Minas Gerais was used thoroughly in this study.
Impact of simulated acid rain on trace metals and aluminum leaching in Latosol from Guangdong Province, China.
Castro Filho C, Lourenf o A, Guimaraes MF, Fonseca ICB (2002) Aggregate stability under different soil management systems in a red latosol in the state of Parana, Brazil.
Soil has a clay texture, classified as Eutroferric Red latosol (Embrapa, 2006).