Origin and classification of Kainui silt loam: update on the leopard that changed its spots

Abstract

Key points about the Kainui silt loam are many, perhaps the critical one being the need to appreciate that soil stratigraphy – the interplay between geological deposition, soil formation, buried soils, and their chronological relationships, sometimes called pedostratigraphy ‒ is central to understanding the soil’s genesis, character, and classification