FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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Question
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The R horizon is also know as.
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Partly Weathered rock
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Topsoil
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Subsoil
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Bedrock
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -R (bedrock): A mass of rock such as granite, basalt, quartzite, limestone or sandstone that forms the parent material for some soils – if the bedrock is close enough to the surface to weather. This is not soil and is located under the C horizon.
Detailed explanation-2: -Notes: R-Horizon is also known as bedrock, this forms the bottommost layer of the soil profile. It comprises of largely unbroken rock strata, as a continuous hard mass. In situ, soils exhibit many features of the bedrock strata.
Detailed explanation-3: -C Horizon: This horizon starts to from as bedrock begins to weather.
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