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Tests whether a profile satisfies the Phaeozem RSG criteria (WRB 2022 Ch 4, p. 113): a mollic horizon AND a base saturation (1 M NH4OAc, pH 7) \>= 50% throughout to 100 cm from the mineral soil surface or to a limiting layer, whichever is shallower. Carbonates are allowed: the Chernozems and Kastanozems are keyed out before. Where BS is not recorded, pH is read as in WRB 2022 Annex 2, Table 9.2. A profile not described down to that depth is undecided.

Usage

phaeozem(pedon)

Arguments

pedon

A PedonRecord.

Value

A DiagnosticResult.

References

IUSS Working Group WRB (2022), Chapter 4, Phaeozems (p. 113).