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Soils of the Pampean Region

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Pampean landscapes are characterized by the presence of extensive plains originally covered by grasslands. At present, rainfed production of cereal and oil crops is the main economic farming activity of the region and constitutes a high proportion of Argentina exports. The most fertile soils of Argentina are located in this region. They are Mollisols (mainly Argiudolls and Hapludolls), the most important and widespread soil order in the region. Argiudolls are usually very deep and show a complex profile, with highly differentiated horizons. Hapludolls have simpler profiles with surface layers occupied by coarser deposits. Local Mollisols were developed from loessic materials of predominantly silty granulometry, with some involvement of sand, leading to very favourable natural soil physical conditions for crop growth. Other conspicuous soil orders are Entisols and Alfisols. In this chapter, soil genesis and major soil types are described and four subregions were considered: Northern, Western, Southern and Flooding Pampa.

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    Gerardo Rubio

  2. SEGEMAR, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Fernando X. Pereyra

  3. INTA, Instituto de Suelos, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Miguel A. Taboada

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    Gerardo Rubio

  2. INBA (CONICET UBA), Facultad Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Raul S. Lavado

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Rubio, G., Pereyra, F.X., Taboada, M.A. (2019). Soils of the Pampean Region. In: Rubio, G., Lavado, R., Pereyra, F. (eds) The Soils of Argentina. World Soils Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76853-3_6

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