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    Soil genesis is the long-term process through which soil forms from minerals and organic matter over time under natural conditions. The five main factors that influence soil formation are climate, parent material, organisms, relief, and time. Physical and biological weathering break down rocks and minerals, initiating the soil formation process. Over long periods, soil horizons develop through pedogenesis as organic matter accumulates and soils take on distinct properties in different layers due to the influence of climate, vegetation, and parent material.

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    SOIL GENESIS

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    Soil genesis is the long-term process through which soil forms from minerals and organic matter over time under natural conditions. The five main factors that influence soil formation are climate, parent material, organisms, relief, and time. Physical and biological weathering break down rocks and minerals, initiating the soil formation process. Over long periods, soil horizons develop through pedogenesis as organic matter accumulates and soils take on distinct properties in different layers due to the influence of climate, vegetation, and parent material.

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    Soil genesis is the long-term process through which soil forms from minerals and organic matter over time under natural conditions. The five main factors that influence soil formation are climate, parent material, organisms, relief, and time. Physical and biological weathering break down rocks and minerals, initiating the soil formation process. Over long periods, soil horizons develop through pedogenesis as organic matter accumulates and soils take on distinct properties in different layers due to the influence of climate, vegetation, and parent material.

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    SOIL GENESIS

    SOIL GENESIS
    Soil

    Soil is a natural entity.

    It evolves over a long time in a place


    through natural processes under natural
    conditions from natural minerals.

    The term soil is derived from the Latin


    word solum, which means floor.
    Soil

    Soil is a collection of natural bodies occupying a portion


    of the earth surface that supports plant growth and that has
    properties due to the integrated effect of climate and
    vegetation acting upon parent material, as conditioned by
    relief , over period of time.
    - Kellogg (1960)

    Soil forming factors & soil forming processes


    Initiation of soil formation

    Physical Weathering
    Initiation of soil formation
    Initiation of soil formation

    Biological Weathering

    Figure: Lithophytes.
    Soil Formation
    Organic
    matter
    cl, o, t

    Rocks & minerals p Soil


    Weathering Pedogenesis

    Time

    p – Parent material
    cl – Climate
    o – Organic matter
    t - Topography
    Soil Formation
    Soil Forming Factors
    There are 5 main soil forming factors
    Soil Forming Factors

    Climate
    Soil Forming Factors
    Soil Forming Factors

    Different types of transported parent materials


    Soil Forming Factors
    Basic Soil Forming Processes
    Basic Soil Forming
    Processes
    Basic Soil Forming Processes
    Soil Horizon Development
    Soil Horizon Development
    THE END

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