How deep is the soil? / Ahmed Azhar Jaafar

• Main Author: Jaafar, Ahmed Azhar
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Soils. Soil science. Including soil surveys, soil chemistry, soil structure, soil-plant relationships; Root and tuber crops
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/58406/1/58406.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/58406/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Biologic processes are studied to prove the claim that soil is much deeper than the depths mentioned in textbooks. These processes involve the spatial and temporal patterns of carbon dioxide in soil air, carbonic acid in soil solution and soil-exchangeable acidity. The lower boundary of soil is diff...