Location | Pockemmet, western Victoria | |||
Landform | Gently undulating plain | |||
Geology | Quaternary Shepparton Formation: fluvial silt, sand and minor gravel | |||
Element | Hillcrest | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–15 | Dark brown (7.5YR3/4); loamy sand; single grain (structureless); loose to very weak consistence, dry ; pH 8.5; clear boundary to: | ||
B21 | 15–50 | Dark reddish brown (5YR3/4); sandy clay loam; weakly structured; weak consistence; few calcareous nodules; pH 8.6; gradual boundary to: | ||
B22 | 50–80+ | Pinkish grey (5YR6/2); loamy sand; weak structure; weak consistence, dry ; abundant calcareous nodules; pH 8.5. | ||
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 | 0–10 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 0.12 | 11.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 14.2 | 7.7 |
B21 | 10–20 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 0.11 | 16.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 14.5 | 9.2 |
B22 | 20–60+ | 8.5 | 7.7 | 0.18 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 21.2 | 13.3 |