Calciorthid Explained

Calciorthid is the taxonomic classification of soils possessing the following properties:

• Yellowish to grey colour. (The overall grey colour reflects the deficiency of organic matter)^[1]
• Poor in nitrogen, phosphorus and potash^[2]
• Is alkaline, with pH ranging from 7.8 to 8.5.^[3]
• Are sandy loam to silt in mixture^[4]

References

1. Web site: SOIL CLASSIFICATION. digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu. 2019-06-30.
2. Hernández. T.. Costa. F.. Lax. A.. Cegarra. J.. Roig. A.. Moreno. J. I.. 1988-09-01. Transformations of carbon and nitrogen in a Calciorthid soil amended with a range of organic residues. Plant and Soil. en. 105. 2. 205–212. 10.1007/BF02376784. 6999810. 1573-5036.
3. Tanwar. S. P. S.. Rao. S. S.. Regar. P. L.. Datt. Shiv. Praveen-Kumar. Jodha. B. S.. Santra. P.. Kumar. Rajesh. Ram. Rameshwar. 2014-05-01. Improving water and land use efficiency of fallow-wheat system in shallow Lithic Calciorthid soils of arid region: Introduction of bed planting and rainy season sorghum–legume intercropping. Soil and Tillage Research. 138. 44–55. 10.1016/j.still.2013.12.005. 0167-1987.
4. Web site: Description of Soil Series. HENDRICKS. DAVID M.. www.library.arizona.edu. en. 2019-06-30.