solonetz

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian солонец (solonec, “salt marsh”). === Noun === solonetz (countable and uncountable, plural solonetzes) (FAO soil classification) A type of soil with a so-called "natric horizon" within the upper metre of the soil profile and a subsoil with higher clay content than the upper horizon, the latter having more than 15% exchangeable sodium. ==== Usage notes ==== Solonetz corresponds to sodium-rich aridisols and mollisols in US soil taxonomy. ==== Derived terms ==== solonetzic ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== gleysol solonchak kastanozem