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A surface horizon of well-aerated organic material, i.e. organic material that is not water-saturated for long periods. It is the aerobic twin of the histic_horizon: both consist of organic material, but the histic horizon is water-saturated for >= 30 consecutive days in most years while the folic horizon is saturated for < 30 days and is not drained.

Usage

folic(pedon, min_oc = 12, max_saturation_days = 30, min_thickness = 10)

Arguments

pedon

A PedonRecord.

min_oc

Minimum soil organic carbon (%) for organic material, default 12 (matching histic_horizon).

max_saturation_days

Maximum consecutive water-saturation days that still count as well-aerated, default 30.

min_thickness

Minimum thickness in cm, default 10.

Value

A DiagnosticResult.

Details

Diagnostic criteria (all required): organic material that (1) is saturated with water for < 30 consecutive days in most years and is not drained; and (2) has a thickness of >= 10 cm.

References

IUSS Working Group WRB (2022), Chapter 3.1.12, Folic horizon.