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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > soil science > soil > soil types > chemical soil types > organic soils > muck soils
Fields of Study > soil science > soil > soil types > genetic soil types > U.S. Soil Taxonomy types > Histosols > muck soils
Fields of Study > soil science > soil > soil types > genetic soil types > World Reference Base for Soil Resources groups > Histosols > muck soils
Preferred Term:

muck soils

Definition:
Earth made from decaying plant materials.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
Histosols, organic soils
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/309987
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RDF/XMLCreated 2017-10-13, last modified 2017-11-22