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SW62

SW62 landscape

    Site Code
SW62
SW62 profile
Humose-Acidic, Tenosolic, Redoxic HYDROSOL (thick, non-gravelly, sandy, deep)
    Location
South of Simpson: Princetown Road and Centre Road
    Landform
Gently undulating plain
    Geology
Neogene Hanson Plain Sand Formation
    Element
Plain
    Slope
<1%
    Aspect
0
Horizon
Depth (cm)
Description
A1
0-70 Black (10YR2/1 moist, 10YR4/1 dry); loamy fine sand; massive firm consistence; pH 4.3; gradual and wavy boundary to:

B21g
70 +Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2 moist and 10YR5/2 dry), becoming mottled with depth (90 cm+); loamy fine sand; massive firm consistence; pH 4.7.
Management considerations
Acidic sandy profile, low fertility, poor structure and the need for subsurface drainage are all major limitations in this element. Gleyed nature of the subsoil (grey and bleached) indicates excessive site wetness

Analytical data
Site SW62
Sample
depth
pH
EC
NaCl
Ex Ca
Ex Mg
Ex K
Ex Na
Ex Al
Ex acidity
FC
(-10kPa)
PWP
(-150kPa)
KS
FS
Z
C
Horizon
cm
H2O
CaCl2
dS/m
%
cmolc/kg
cmolc/kg
cmolc/kg
cmolc/kg
mg/kg
cmolc/kg
%
%
%
%
%
%
A1
0-40
4.3
3.4
0.13
N/R
0.35
0.53
0.09
0.62
230
18
N/R
N/R
18.6
49
22.5
4.5
A2g
40+
4.7
4
<0.05
N/R
<0.05
0.09
<0.05
0.1
110
5.9
N/R
N/R
28.1
46.5
18.5
6
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