Mediterranean soil

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Andisol soil group

occurrence in Africa

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    In Africa: Mediterranean soils

    Mediterranean soils are generally deficient in humus, not so much because of sparse vegetation cover as because of the slowness of the chemical processes that convert the vegetable matter to humus. Low rainfall, occurring when temperatures are lowest, retards chemical weathering. The uneven…

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