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pod·zol

 (pŏd′zôl′) also pod·sol (-sôl′)
n.
A leached soil formed mainly in cool, humid climates.

[Russian : pod, under; see ped- in Indo-European roots + zola, ashes; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]

pod·zol′ic adj.
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Noun1.podsol - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetationpodsol - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer
dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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The Influence of crop residues with different C: N ratios on the N2O emission from a loamy sand Soddy Podzolic soil. Eurasian Soil Sci., 44: 1144-1151
For example, the main part of the soil mantle of the Koloksha River basin consists of grey forest soil (with the highest fertility in this area), and the soil mantle of the adjacent basins is represented by soddy podzolic soil typical of this region.
Quantification of hydroxamate siderophores in soil solutions of podzolic soil profiles in Sweden.
Lundstroom, "Modelling of aluminium chemistry in soil solution of untreated and dolomite treated podzolic soil," Geoderma, vol.
Over extensive areas it is dominated by one soil series, known as Manod, a brown podzolic soil which shows up as pink on the National Soil Map.
Second, unlike in the case of forest soil, lead is also among de-alkalised chemical elements and its minimum concentration coincides with the minimum concentration of the total carbon in podzolic soil horizon A2.
[7.] Pulong MA Effect of fertilizer rates on yield, productive efficiency of pea on brown Podzolic soil. Acta Hort, 1994; 369:306-310.
Williams CH, Donald CM (1957) Changes in organic matter and pH in a podzolic soil as influenced by subterranean clover and superphosphate.
A numerical index of podzol and podzolic soil development.