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comprising a soil profile. y Hardon (1936).
horizons comprise the soil profile. In general terms, profile develop
ment is synonymous with soil formation. It is primarily the result
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soil.
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Soil profiles vary in make-up within wide limits according' to
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varymarkedly with major changes down the profile, however, and it
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nize immature and truncated profiles when these are encountered.
Organic debris lodged on the soil
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he second is where the
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