agric horizon

views updated Jun 11 2018

agric horizon A mineral-soil diagnostic horizon formed from accumulation of clay, silt, and humus, which has moved down from an overlying, cultivated soil layer. It is a soil horizon created by agricultural management, and is identified by its near-surface position, and by colloids accumulated in the pores of the soil.

agric horizon

views updated May 21 2018

agric horizon A mineral-soil diagnostic horizon, formed from an accumulation of clay, silt, and humus, which has moved down from an overlying, cultivated soil layer. It is a soil horizon created by agricultural management, and is identified by its near-surface position, and by colloids accumulated in the pores of the soil.

agric horizon

views updated May 08 2018

agric horizon Mineral-soil diagnostic horizon formed from an accumulation of clay, silt, and humus, which has moved down from an overlying, cultivated soil layer. It is a soil horizon created by agricultural management, and is identified by its near-surface position, and by colloids accumulated in the pores of the soil.