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Distribution Profile: Cambisols

Cambisols are young soils with only slight evidence of soil formation processes. They occur widely around the world, especially in mountainous areas where the landscape is young. Cambisols exhibit variations in color and structure compared to the parent material but have not undergone significant soil development. They are valuable agricultural soils when managed properly to prevent erosion, such as keeping the soil covered with forests or perennial crops.

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Distribution Profile: Cambisols

Cambisols are young soils with only slight evidence of soil formation processes. They occur widely around the world, especially in mountainous areas where the landscape is young. Cambisols exhibit variations in color and structure compared to the parent material but have not undergone significant soil development. They are valuable agricultural soils when managed properly to prevent erosion, such as keeping the soil covered with forests or perennial crops.

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CAMBISOLS

DEFINITION DISTRIBUTION
Cambisols are characterized Cambisols are one of the most
by their age: they are young with widespread soils, occurring
only moderate development. In
PROFILE worldwide. They occur in younger
practice these are soils in freshly Cambisols exhibit only slight landscapes where the processes
weathered material in young evidence of soil-forming of soil formation have had only a
sediments or soils that have a processes usually through little time to act. These are often
diagnostic horizon that does not variations in colour, the mountain areas.
meet classification requirements. formation of structure or
presence of clay minerals. It is
however clearly different from
the parent material.

F O R M AT I O N
Cambisols are young soils, so not much soil formation has
taken place. Their characteristics depend on the nature of the
parent material, climate and terrain.

USE & MANAGEMENT In hilly or mountainous areas, where


Cambisols are most frequent, care should be
Cambisols are extremely valuable soils for all forms of taken to prevent erosion when the surface is
land use. They often are fertile soils, contain nutrients and have a bare. In such conditions, these soils are best
good CEC. When deep enough, they can have a high water be kept under forest or perennial crops such
holding capacity. With the addition of lime and fertilizer they can as tea.
produce high crop yields.

Cultivation of the perennial plant Cardamon (Elettaria


cardamomum) in Guatemala on Cambisols

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