Inceptisol

Inceptisol
	Inceptisol profile
Used in	USDA soil taxonomy

Inceptisols are a soil order in USDA soil taxonomy. They form quickly through alteration of parent material. They are more developed than entisols. They have no accumulation of clays, iron oxide, aluminium oxide or organic matter. They have an ochric or umbric horizon and a cambic subsurface horizon.

Suborders

Anthrepts - modified by human habitation and farming
Aquepts - with a water table close to the surface
Cryepts - in cold climates
Udepts - in humid climates
Ustepts - in semiarid and sub-humid climates
Xerepts - in areas with very dry summers and moist winters

References

"Inceptisols" (PDF). USDA-NRCS. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
"Inceptisols". University of Florida. Archived from the original on September 18, 2004. Retrieved 2006-05-14.
"Inceptisols". University of Idaho. Retrieved 2006-05-14.

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Soil classification
USDA soil taxonomy	Alfisols Andisols Aridisols Entisols Gelisols Histosols Inceptisols Mollisols Oxisols Spodosols Ultisols Vertisols
World Reference Base for Soil Resources (1998–)	Acrisols Alisols Andosols Anthrosols Arenosols Calcisols Cambisols Chernozem Cryosols Durisols Ferralsols Fluvisols Gleysols Gypsisols Histosol Kastanozems Leptosols Lixisols Luvisols Nitisols Phaeozems Planosols Plinthosols Podzols Regosols Retisols Solonchaks Solonetz Stagnosol Technosols Umbrisols Vertisols
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