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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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podzol

(ˈpɒdzɒl) or

podsol

n
(Geological Science) a type of soil characteristic of coniferous forest regions having a greyish-white colour in its upper leached layers
[C20: from Russian: ash ground, from pod ground + zola ashes]
podˈzolic, podˈsolic adj
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Noun1.podzol - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetationpodzol - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer
podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol soil
dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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9), in podzol at a depth of about 25-30 cm (finder R.
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(1.55, 1.27) (0.79, 0.63) (upper, lower) P value 0.003 0.012 Soil order Recent Podzol 20 cm 0.2aB 1.1aA 50 cm 0.3aC 2.6aA 120 cm 0.2aC 1.7.A Grand mean 0.2 1.7 s.e.m.
A meta-analysis of exchangeable aluminium in New Zealand soils using the National Soils Database
A decrease in the content of chlorite or its complete decomposition have been observed in the A horizons of Podzol several times (e.g., Righi et al., 1999).
CORRENSITE IN ALBIC LUVISOL AT PODMOKLY (KRIVOKLATSKO PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AREA, CZECH REPUBLIC)
It was not only the German literature on soil science that had become infiltrated by Russian vocabulary, such as chernozem (black earth), podzol (boreal forest soil), and kashtanozem (chestnut-brown soil).
Russian Science in Translation: How Pochvovedenie Was Brought to the West, c. 1875-1945
According to the Soil Atlas Map of Europe, Albeluvisol is the most common soil in Europe (15%), whilst Podzol is a dominant soil of the northern latitude (14%).
REPRESENTATIVENESS OF EUROPEAN BIOCHAR RESEARCH: PART II--POT AND LABORATORY STUDIES
Pedroso Neto & Rezende (2005), in Lavras (clayey Red Yellow Podzol) and in Uberaba (sandy loam Dark Red Latosol), also observed significant and quadratic effect of the K doses on the protein yield, confirming the essential nature of K in the synthesis and transport of protein to the organs.
Potassium fertilization and sowing seasons on protein yield in soybean cultivars/Adubacao potassica e epocas de semeadura no rendimento de proteina em cultivares de soja
Modified sodium dodecyl sulfate-PAGE (SDS-PAGE) assay (Podzol and Noel, 1984) was conducted.
Comparison of Biochemical Components within White and Brown Cysts in the Cereal Cyst Nematode Heterodera avenae
Podzol Water table lower than 100cm for a D short period of the year or permanently; saturated for a few days during the rainy season.
Analysis of the urbanisation effects on the increase of flood susceptibility in coastal areas
Podzol development, vegetation change and glacier variations at Haugabreen, southern Norway.
New aspects of high-mountain palaeobiogeography: a synthesis of data from forefields of receding glaciers and ice patches in the Tarna and Kebnekaise Mountains, Swedish Lapland
In the objects surveyed, the most often encountered soils are turf podzol and pseudo-gley soil, as well as eroded podzol (according to O.
Analysis of some limiting ecological factors on the example of the distribution of the genus Tilia L. cultivated in Latvia
ID Quarter Type of soil Forest Type of forest No site type (for 2013) 1 39 Loam modal podzol C2 Pine forest with spruce with plant cover of lily-of-the-valley and celandine 2 40 Sandy-loam modal B3 Pine forest with podzol spruce and birch with plant cover of lily-of-the-valley and celandine 3 41 Sandy podzol.
Successional dynamics of forest ecosystems composition and productivity
The pH measured annually during the full second-rotation period for three acacia plantations at two sites in Sumatra (Site 1 is a red yellow podzol and Site 2 is a Ferric Acrisol) and one site in southern Vietnam (Chromic Acrisol) is presented in Figure 6.
Productivity of acacia and eucalypt plantations in Southeast Asia. 1. Bio-physical determinants of production: opportunities and challenges/Productivite des plantations d'acacia et d'eucalyptus en Asie du sud-est. 1. Agents bio-physiques de production determinants: opportunites et defis/Productividad de plantaciones de acacia y eucalipto en el sudeste asiatico. 1. Determinantes bio-fisicos..

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