Ah horizons and Chernozemic order
Does the Ah (/Ap) horizon need to be > 10 cm thick in order for the soil to be classified as Chernozem ? As the table in the lab manual doesn't specify, but the slides say it must.
E.g., would this soil be a Chernozem or a Brunisol?
Ah (0-9 cm) Bm (9-22 cm) Ck1 (22-40) Ck2 (40+ cm)
VascoLepori (talk)
Yes, it has to be thicker than 10 cm and they also have to specify characteristics such as base saturation higher than 80% for it to be a chernozemic Ah and therefore a Chernozem, because that is not specified, the soil in this example is a Brunisol.
Cool, thanks for the answer
VascoLepori (talk)