Editing Chernozem (section)

{{Short description|Soil type; fertile black-coloured soil}}
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{{Infobox soil
|name = Chernozem
|alternative_name = Chernozemic soil
|type = 
|type_link = 
|image = Image:Mollisol.jpg
|image_size = 250px
|image_caption = Mollisol ([[USDA]]-[[Natural Resources Conservation Service|NRCS]])
|classification_system = [[World Reference Base for Soil Resources|WRB]], other
|profile = AhBC
|parent_material = [[Loess]]
|code = CH
|climate = [[Humid continental climate|Humid continental]]
}}

'''Chernozem''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|ɜːr|n|ə|z|ɛ|m}} {{respell|CHUR-nə-zem}}),{{efn|{{lang-rus|Чернозём|p=tɕɪrnɐˈzʲɵm|r=Černozjom}}; {{lit|black ground}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Russia Investment and Business Guide|date=2007|publisher=International Business Publications|isbn=9781433041686|page=63|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BFC0zTM4TkAC&q=Chernozyom&pg=PA63|access-date=11 January 2018|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=Etymonline>{{Cite web |title=chernozem {{!}} Etymology, origin and meaning of chernozem by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/chernozem |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=www.etymonline.com |language=en}}</ref>}} also called '''black soil''', '''regur soil''' or '''black cotton soil''', is a black-colored [[soil]] containing a high percentage of [[humus]]<ref name=Merriam-Webster>{{cite web    | url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chernozem  | title = Chernozem  | access-date = 7 July 2008| year = 2008 | work= Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary}}</ref> (4% to 16%) and high percentages of [[phosphorus]] and [[ammonia]] compounds.<ref>{{cite news |title=How Chemical Pre-Treatments in Particle Size Analysis Impact Wind Erosion Modeling |url=https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=20616 |access-date=30 August 2022 |work=AZoM.com |date=28 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Chernozem is very [[soil fertility|fertile]] soil and can produce high [[agricultural yield]]s with its high moisture-storage capacity.{{Efn|Prolonged use may still require replenishment with fertilizers because it easily can get depleted of nutrients.}} Chernozems are a Reference Soil Group of the [[World Reference Base for Soil Resources]] (WRB).