Calciorthid

Calciorthid is the taxonomic classification of soils possessing the following properties:

Yellowish to grey colour. (The overall grey colour reflects the deficiency of organic matter)^[1]
Poor in nitrogen, phosphorus and potash^[2]
Is alkaline, with pH ranging from 7.8 to 8.5.^[3]
Are sandy loam to silt in mixture^[4]

References

^ "SOIL CLASSIFICATION". digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
^ Hernández, T.; Costa, F.; Lax, A.; Cegarra, J.; Roig, A.; Moreno, J. I. (1988-09-01). "Transformations of carbon and nitrogen in a Calciorthid soil amended with a range of organic residues". Plant and Soil. 105 (2): 205–212. doi:10.1007/BF02376784. ISSN 1573-5036. S2CID 6999810.
^ Tanwar, S. P. S.; Rao, S. S.; Regar, P. L.; Datt, Shiv; Praveen-Kumar; Jodha, B. S.; Santra, P.; Kumar, Rajesh; Ram, Rameshwar (2014-05-01). "Improving water and land use efficiency of fallow-wheat system in shallow Lithic Calciorthid soils of arid region: Introduction of bed planting and rainy season sorghum–legume intercropping". Soil and Tillage Research. 138: 44–55. doi:10.1016/j.still.2013.12.005. ISSN 0167-1987.
^ HENDRICKS, DAVID M. "Description of Soil Series". www.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2019-06-30.

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