hardpan in English
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1
a hardened impervious layer, typically of clay, occurring in or below the soil and impairing drainage and plant growth.
A hardpan or impervious layer of soil (called caliche in the Southwest's low deserts) might be the cause.
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1. Soils tend to be alkaline and regosolic without shallow hardpan (Milner 1977, Fairbarns 1984).