Comparative characteristics of Ferric Leptosols

Abstract

The present study aims to establish the genetic-diagnostic characteristic of Ferric Leptosols and Nudilithic Ferric Leptosols which are formed on rocks with high iron content. Thise soils are spread over hard red sandstones, quartzites and granite gneisses of the ridge parts and the upper (eluvium) parts of the slopes in the hilly part of the northeastern Sofia filed. The performed diagnostic assessment and characteristics give grounds to include the studied soils in the Bulgarian National Soil Classification at subtype taxonomic level as Ferric Lithozems and Ferric Rankers, and in WRB as Nudilithic Ferric Leptosols and Ferric Leptosols.

Keywords

• ferric leptosols
• nudilithic ferric leptosols
• soil diagnostics
• soil classification