GCEAgricultural ScienceSoil Science2021

Which horizon in a typical soil profile is characterised by the accumulation of materials leached from the overlying layers?

AA horizon
BB horizonCORRECT
CC horizon
DO horizon
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The B horizon, also called the subsoil or zone of illuviation, is where materials such as clay, iron oxides, and humus leached from the A horizon accumulate. The A horizon is the zone of eluviation (loss), while the C horizon consists of weathered parent material. The O horizon contains organic matter at the surface.
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