Kastanozem

A kastanozem (KS) can be defined through :

• a mollic horizon with a moist chroma of more than 2 to a depth of at least 20 cm, or having this chroma directly below any plough layer

and :

• concentrations of secondary carbonates within 100 cm from the soil surface

and :

• no diagnostic horizons other than an argic, calcic, cambic, gypsic or vertic horizon

Possible qualifiers

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

Prefix qualifiers		Suffix qualifiers

Source

• The FAO website