Location | Mount Arapiles, western Victoria | |||
Landform | Playa | |||
Geology | Quaternary Alluvium: gravel, sand, silt | |||
Element | Flat | |||
Description | ||||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | |||
A1 | 0–15 | Yellowish brown (10YR3/2); sand; single grain (structureless); weak dry consistence; pH 7.2; sharp boundary to: | ||
A2 | 15–50 | Light yellowish brown (105YR6/4); bleached (7.5YR7/2d); fine sand; single grain (structureless); sandy ped-fabric; pH 7.9; sharp boundary to: | ||
B2 | 50–80+ | Strong brown (7.5YR5/6) with common medium (2.5YR4/6) mottles; sandy clay; very strong consistence, dry ; pH 6.8. | ||
Management Considerations | ||||
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Horizon | Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Exchangeable Cations cmol-/kg | Field Capacity (pF2.5) | Wilting Point (pF4.2) | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | |||||||
A1 | 0–15 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 0.03 | ||||||
A2 | 15–50 | 7.9 | 6.6. | 0.10 | ||||||
B2 | 50–80+ | 6.8 | 5.6 | 0.08 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 31.7 | 18.6 |