Nitisol

A nitisol (NT) can be defined through :

• a nitic horizon starting within 100 cm from the soil surface

and :

• gradual to diffuse horizon boundaries between the surface and the underlying horizons

and :

• no ferric, plinthic or vertic horizon within 100 cm from the soil surface

Possible qualifiers

For each RSG, there are some possible prefix and suffix qualifiers :

Prefix qualifiers		Suffix qualifiers
Vetic Technic Andic Ferralic Mollic Alic Acric Luvic Lixic Umbric Haplic		Humic Alumic Dystric Eutric Oxyaquic Colluvic Densic Rhodic Transportic Novic

Source

• The FAO website