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Chernozem (from Russian: чернозём, romanized: chernozyom, IPA: [tɕɪrnɐˈzʲɵm]; "black ground"), also called black soil, regur soil or black cotton soil, is a black-colored soil containing a high percentage of humus (4% to 16%) and high percentages of phosphorus and ammonia compounds.
May 12, 2022 · Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today marked World Soil Day 2022 with the launch of its first global report on black soils, which are at greater risk than ever due to the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and land use change.
Black soils are mineral soils which have a black surface horizon, enriched with organic carbon that is at least 25 cm deep. Two categories of black soils (1st and 2nd categories) are recognized.
Chernozem, one of the 30 soil groups in the classification system of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Chernozems (from the Russian words for “black earth”) are humus -rich grassland soils used extensively for growing cereals or for raising livestock.
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Sep 20, 2017 · The network aims to develop a report on the global status, current production and challenges in black soils, fostering collaboration among countries towards promoting the sustainable use and management of black soils, and identifying relevant research gaps.
Black soils are carbon-rich and highly fertile soils known as the world's food basket due to the variability of crops they sustain. For decades, these fertile soils have been widely cultivated and have played a key role in global agricultural production of cereals, tuber crops, oilseed, pastures, and forage systems.
