Inceptisols are a soil order in USDA soil taxonomy. They form quickly through alteration of parent material. They are older than entisols. They have no accumulation of clays, Fe, Al or organic matter. They have an Ochric or Umbric horizon and a cambic subsurface horizon.
Suborders
- Anthrepts
- Aquepts
- Cryepts
- Udepts
- Ustepts
- Xerepts
References
- "Inceptisols". USDA-NRCS. http://soils.usda.gov/technical/classification/orders/inceptisols.html. Retrieved on 2006-05-14.
- "Inceptisols". University of Florida. http://grunwald.ifas.ufl.edu/Nat_resources/soil_orders/inceptisols.htm. Retrieved on 2006-05-14.
- "Inceptisols". University of Idaho. http://soils.ag.uidaho.edu/soilorders/inceptisols.htm. Retrieved on 2006-05-14.
|
||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
