Home CV Publications Projects Lectures Research Miscellaneous Links Events News Contact | Research area: ThailandResearch Sites in Northern Thailand: Bor Krai, Huai Bong, Mae Sa MaiSoils of NW-Thailand: (a) Major Soils: Acrisols, Alisols,
Cambisols; (b) Minor Soils: Anthrosols, Ferralsols, Fluvisols,
Gleysols, Leptsols, Luvisols, Plinthosols, Regosols, Technosols,
Umbrisols; (c) Exotic Soils: Chernozems, Histosols, Stagnosols,
Vertisols Umbrisols - Soils of NW-ThailandUmbrisols
are characterized by organic matter enriched topsoil material, and are
mostly associated with Cambisols. They occur at highest elevations with
a precipitation of more than 2000 mm a-1 on low permeable
rocks (mainly granite and gneiss, and/or on lower and concave slopes,
depressions and valleys controlled by colluvial deposits. | |
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