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Rendzinas and red‐brown soils on limestone: Genetic inter‐relationship
Author(s) -
Khan D. H.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740110811
Subject(s) - soil water , silicate , mineralogy , red soil , residue (chemistry) , chemistry , geology , soil science , organic chemistry
A study of the chemistry of rendzinas and red‐brown soils and the insoluble silicate residue of the underlying limestone rocks was carried out to ascertain any genetic interrelationship on the basis of Robinson's hypothetical conjecture. Rendzinas and red‐brown soils are fairly correlated with the insoluble silicate residue of the corresponding underlying limestone rocks, and it is not necessary to postulate that the red‐brown soils are formed by decalcification and desilicification of rendzinas.