I have a question about properties of Haplic Kastanozems, is there anyone who was researching this type of soils?And have some results? I’am interested in following soil properties: organic carbon, total nitrogen , humic substances (HC, FC) or the C/N ratio also phenolic compounds, microbial biomass carbon (C biomass), actynomicetes and bacteria colonies, macroµnutrients, harmful elements.
Properties of orgaic carbon of Haplic Kastanozems: Black Mollisols are typically rich in charred organic matter, however, little is known about the zonal distribution of black C (BC) in steppe soils
Ref: Black carbon in the zonal steppe soils of Russia
Andrej Rodionov, Wulf Amelung, Ludwig Haumaier, Inga Urusevskaja, and Wolfgang Zech; J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2006, 169, 363–369
Other properties:
The physical properties of Kastanozems are slightly less favourable than of Chernozems but otherwise comparable.
Ref:Tropical Soils : Properties and Management for Sustainable Agriculture ...
By Anthony S. R. Juo ; Oxford University Press; e(elcectronic version is available)
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