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| BD3 | Melanic, Eutrophic, Black Kandosol | |
| Dunnstown | |||
| Gently undulating rises | |||
| Quaternary basalt | |||
| Terrace plain | |||
| 1–2% | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–33 | Black (Gley1 2.5/N); clay loam; moderate structure; friable; pH 6.0; gradual boundary to: | ||
B2 | 33–100+ | Black (5Y2.5/1); light clay; weak structure; hardsetting; pH 7.0. | ||
Management considerations | ||||
This soil is only suitable for growing pastures, as it is too wet or too salty for cropping. The growth of pasture is often mediocre because of salting or waterlogging, but, where salting is not a problem, spring growth can be very good on this soil. The installation of surface drains greatly improves the growth of pasture, especially in winter. The excellent water holding capacity of this soil allows pastures to remain green much later into the summer than on other soils. This soil is too wet in winter for lucerne. |
Site BD3 | Sample depth | pH | EC | NaCl | Ex Ca | Ex Mg | Ex K | Ex Na | Ex Al | Ex Acidity | FC –10kPa | PWP –1500kPa | KS | FS | Z | C | |
Horizon | cm | H2O | CaCl2 | dS/m | % | cmolc/kg | cmolc/kg | cmolc/kg | cmolc/kg | mg/kg | cmolc/kg | % | % | % | % | % | % |
A1 | 0-10 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 0.10 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | <10 | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R |