Definition of Spodosols

1. spodosol [n] - See also: spodosol

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spodosols

spoddy
spodes
spodic
spodic horizon
spodiosite
spodium
spodiums
spodogenous
spodogram
spodography
spodomancy
spodomantic
spodophorous
spodoptera
spodosol
spodosols (current term)
spods
spodumene
spodumenes
spoffish
spoffy
spoil
spoil-sport
spoil-sports
spoil five
spoil heap
spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar
spoilable
spoilables
spoilage

Literary usage of Spodosols

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings for the Eight Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference by M. Boya Edwards (2001)
"In south Georgia and north Florida, however, slash pine seems to equal or exceed loblolly pine growth on infertile spodosols, especially when an indurated ..."

2. Organic Matter and Rice by Stephen Banta, Corazon V. Mendoza, International Rice Research Institute (1984)
"Subsequently, thorough studies on the spodosols of the Vosges were carried out in France by Durand and Guillet (1966), Guillet (1968, 1972a,b,c), ..."

3. Rice Almanac by Jay L. Maclean (2002)
"Suborders with aquic conditions are found in the orders of spodosols, Andosols, Oxisols, Vertisols, Ultisols, Mollisols, Alfisols, Inceptisols, and Entisols ..."

4. Symposium on Potential Productivity of Field Crops Under Different Environments by W. H. Smith, International Rice Research Institute (1983)
"... and spodosols are mainly low in native fertility. These figures suggest an inverse relation between net primary productivity and desirable soil ..."

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