Location
Luvisolic Soils locations
Luvisolic soils cover about 809 000 km2 (8.8%) of Canada's land area.
Information
These soils have eluvial horizons from which clay has been leached after snowmelt or heavy rains. These horizons are designated Ae and Bt respectively. In saline or calcareous materials, clay translocation is preceded by leaching of salts and carbonates.
Luvisolic soils occur typically in forested areas of subhumid to humid climate where the parent materials contain appreciable clay.
Luvisolic soils occur typically in forested areas of subhumid to humid climate where the parent materials contain appreciable clay.
Uses
In the case of Luvisolic soils, their poor physical properties and low fertility have encouraged the use of forages, fertilizers, manure and tillage.