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An acrisol is a type of soil as classified by the Food and Agriculture Organization. It is clay-rich, and is associated with humid, tropical climates, such as those found in Brazil, and often supports forested areas.^[1] It is one of the 30 major soil groups of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources^[2]

The types of acrisol are:

• ACf Ferric Acrisols
• ACg Gleyic Acrisols
• ACh Haplic Acrisols
• ACp Plinthic Acrisols
• ACu Humic Acrisols

See also

• soil type

References

• Acrisols