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
Vermic Technic Leptic Vertic Endosalic Gleyic Vitric Andic Stagnic Petrogypsic Gypsic Petroduric Duric Petrocalcic Calcic Luvic Haplic		Anthric Glossic Tephric Sodic Oxyaquic Greyic Densic Skeletic Arenic Siltic Clayic Chromic Novic

Source

• The FAO website