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Typic Eutrustox (very-fine, kaolinitic, isothermic)
Contrary to common characterizations all Oxisols are not acid and infertile. This profile, photographed in the western part of Minas Gerais state, Brazil and fully studied by Dr. Waldemar Moura (Moura and Buol.1972. Studies of a Latosol Roxo (Eutrutox) in Brazil. Experientie 13:201-247) is an example of Oxisols with a high base saturation and formed in sediments derived from basalt and other basic rock. These soils usually supported seasonally deciduous forest vegetation. Early European farmers found that crops could be grown on these soils and have largely removed all traces of the forest and have cultivate such soils for many years.
Typic Eutrustox (very-fine, kaolinitic, isothermic)
Contrary to common characterizations all Oxisols are not acid and infertile. This profile, photographed in the western part of Minas Gerais state, Brazil and fully studied by Dr. Waldemar Moura (Moura and Buol.1972. Studies of a Latosol Roxo (Eutrutox) in Brazil. Experientie 13:201-247) is an example of Oxisols with a high base saturation and formed in sediments derived from basalt and other basic rock. These soils usually supported seasonally deciduous forest vegetation. Early European farmers found that crops could be grown on these soils and have largely removed all traces of the forest and have cultivate such soils for many years.