Ferralsol

one of the 30 soil groups in the classification system of the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO). Ferralsols are red and yellow weathered soils whose colours
result from an accumulation of metal oxides, particularly iron and aluminum (from
which the name of the soil group is derived). They are formed on geologically old
parent materials in humid tropical climates, with rainforest vegetation growing in the
natural state. Because of the residual metal oxides and the leaching of mineral
nutrients, they have low fertility and require additions of lime and fertilizer if they are to
be used for agriculture.

Ferralsol soil profile from Brazil,

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