Location: Rosedale. | Australian Soil Classification: Haplic, Eutrophic, Brown KANDOSOL |
Geology: Recent sediments. | General Landscape Description: Flood plain of the La Trobe River. |
Mapping Unit: La Trobe River. | Site Description: Soil auger site within a grazing paddock. |
Site GP4 Landscape |
A1 | 0-30 cm | Dark brown (10YR3/3); very fine sandy clay loam; weak fine polyhedral structure; weak to firm consistence dry; pH 5.8; diffuse change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 30-60 cm | Brown (10YR4/3); very fine sandy clay loam; diffuse change to: | |
B22 | 60-90+ cm | Brown (10YR4/3) with strong brown (7.5YR5/6) mottles, very fine sandy clay loam, weak medium polyhedral structure; firm consistence moist; many macropores present; pH 5.8. | |
Horizon | pH | Salinity Rating | ||
Surface (A1 horizon) | Moderately Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | none |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | Moderately Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | none |
Deeper subsoil (at 90 cm) | Moderately Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | none |
The soil profile is moderately acid throughout. | The salinity rating is very low throughout the soil profile. | ||
The clay content is fairly uniform throughout the soil profile. |
Depth cm | Texture | pH | EC 1:5 | Nitrogen % | Carbon % | Ca meq% | Mg meq% | K meq% | Na meq% | H meq% | Coarse sand % | Fine sand % | Silt % | Clay % | LAT % |
0-30 | FSCL | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.18 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 27 | 1 |
30-60 | FSCL | 5.8 | 0.06 | 2.0 | 2.1 | <0.1 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 2 | 55 | 23 | 20 | 1 | ||
60-90 | FSCL | 5.8 | 0.07 | 1.7 | 2.2 | <0.1 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 2 | 55 | 23 | 20 | 1 |