Table 2 Names and characteristics of the Ch’ol land classes and their equivalent technical names
From: Ch’ol nomenclature for soil classification in the ejido Oxolotán, Tacotalpa, Tabasco, México
Ch’ol name | Description | WRB soil group | Fertility/workability | Crops | Problems for agricultural use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yiq’uel lum | Black land fertile of the riverside | Calcaric Fluvisols (Loamic) | Good/soft | Home garden/acahuala | Insufficient fallow period |
Chachac lum/chʌchʌclumil | Reddish soil in the C horizon | Leptic Chromic Dystric Cambisol (Loamic) | Home garden/pasture/milpab/acahual | Erosion | |
K’an kab lum | Yellow soil in B horizon | Leptic Luvisol (Clayic, cutanic, epidystric, humic) | Regular/regular | Erosion | |
Ji’il lum or ji’lumil | Sandy soil | Leptic Calcaric Fluvisol (Loamic) | Good/soft | Milpa and banana cultivation | Insufficient fallow period |
Lum ambʌ ti xajlelol | Stony soil or without vegetation cover | Hyperskeletic Leptosol/Skeletic Leptic Luvisol Clayic, Cutanic, Epidystric | Bad/hard | Milpa | Erosion |
Chac lum or Chʌc lum | Red land (with red mottles) | Leptic Rhodic Alisol (Cutanic) | Regular/regular | Milpa/home garden | Erosion |