Explore: Claypan Soils

G. M.; Rice, C. W. (2018). "Vertical changes of soil microbial properties in claypan soils". Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 121: 154–164. doi:10.1016/j

miscanthus crops on eroded claypan soils, common in the Midwest (a claypan is a layer of clay beneath the topsoil, which make the soil marginal for grain crops

intractable the hardpan is. Caliche Claypan Duricrust Duripan Fragipan Forestiere Underground Gardens "Resounding Soils" (Web). Auburn University. Retrieved

(2011). Soil microbial activity and functional diversity changed by compaction, poultry litter and cropping in a claypan soil, Applied Soil Ecology 48 :

Clay - Claypan - Cob (material) - Cohesion (geology) - Compressed earth block - Consolidation (soil) - Contour ploughing - Critical state soil mechanics

layer of claypan, hardpan, or volcanic rock allowing for water retention. In many instances they contain grasslands that form over a variety of soil types

landforms are characterized by strongly developed soils that usually have a relatively impermeable layer (claypan or silcrete duripan) in the subsoil. This impermeable

Indiana, and northern Missouri. The level topography and presence of a claypan in the soil of these areas cause these sites to be excessively wet in winter

water table, soils with a claypan or clay layer at or near the surface, and shallow soils over nearly impervious materials. These soils have a very slow

Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Soils are thin and rocky on steeper slopes, with claypan and loess in more level areas. More soils are derived from sandstone