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Question
The organic horizon is generally absent from agricultural soils because tilling, e.g., plowing, buries organic matter. Why is an organic horizon generally absent in desert soils?
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Solution
Organic horizon is generally absent in deserts because of the low content of organic matter due to scarcity of plant and animal remains or excreta.
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