THE ACID-ALKALINE BUFFERING CAPACITY OF THE SOD-PALE-PODZOLIC-LIGHT LOAMY SOILS OF A DIFFERENT DEGREE OF AGROGENIC TRANSFORMATION
The article presents acid-alkaline buffering capacity evaluated of sod-pale-podzolic light loamy soils as a result of the cultural process of soil formation. The areas of buffering of examine soils in the acid and alkaline ranges as compared with the buffering capacity of quartz sand were determined is shown. A qualitative assessment of soil buffering is given on the basis of the scale of natural acid-alkaline buffering. The obtained data of buffer capacity of soils can be applied for assess the functional state of the soil absorbing complex and the degree of soil resistance to anthropogenic influences.