A Pedological Catenal Characterization along Steeply Sloped and Perhumid Regions: The Case Study of Piedemonte Llanero, Colombia

Juan Manuel Trujillo-González, Marco Aurelio Torres-Mora, Francisco J. García-Navarro and Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta
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Juan Manuel Trujillo-González: Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales de la Orinoquia Colombiana ICAOC, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Campus Barcelona, Universidad de los Llanos, Villavicencio 500001, Colombia
Marco Aurelio Torres-Mora: Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales de la Orinoquia Colombiana ICAOC, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Campus Barcelona, Universidad de los Llanos, Villavicencio 500001, Colombia
Francisco J. García-Navarro: Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineers, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13007 Ciudad Real, Spain
Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta: Department of Geology and Geochemistry, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28019 Madrid, Spain

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: Owing to data scarcity, the soil properties of the Colombian “Piedemonte Llanero” are poorly quantified. To provide basic information about how pedogenic properties along a steeply sloped and perhumid landscape are related to its use (which can help lead toward better management and establishment of a sustainable crop production system), this work addresses the characterization of the morphogenetic and chemical features of selected Piedemonte Llanero soils. Research was conducted in a sequence of soils composed of four profiles located in a transect of 200–1800 m of altitude. After macromorphologically identifying, describing, and analyzing soils based on these data, soil weathering and general fertility were interpreted. Ultisols, Inceptisols, Entisols and Oxisols were fundamentally identified according to Soil Taxonomy; that is, Lixisols, Cambisols, Umbrisols, and Ferralsols, according to IUSS Working Group WRB (2015). The dominant effect of humidity attributes in soil formation, with slope and slope gradients, was the major controlling factor for the contrasting soil genesis and properties along the watershed sequence. The acid character, low cation exchange capacity, and degree of saturation stood out, and, including the inherent increase in Al 3+ of change, were the most outstanding characters. The data obtained by this study present a substantial basis for good land use planning and will facilitate technology to be transferred from one area to another with a similar environmental picture.

Keywords: landscape; pedon; slope; soil characteristics; soil fertility; aluminum saturation; soil classification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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