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| WLRA137 | Endocalcareous-Endohypersodic, Epipedal, Grey VERTOSOL | |
Location | ||||
Landform | ||||
Geology | ||||
Element | ||||
Slope | ||||
Aspect | ||||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–5/10 | Very dark grey (10YR3/1) with a few faint orange organic stain mottles; light medium clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, parting to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped-fabric; very strong dry consistence; pH 6.0; clear and discontinuous boundary to: | ||
A2 | 5–15 | Grey (10YR5/2), bleached light grey (10YR7/2d), with a few medium faint brown mottles; fine sandy clay loam; massive (structureless); very few medium ferruginous concretions; many fine macropores; pH 7.2; abrupt and discontinuous boundary to: | ||
B21 | 10/15–40 | Dark grey (2.5Y4/1), with a few medium faint orange mottles; heavy clay; strong medium to fine prismatic, parting to fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped-fabric; very strong dry consistence; few distinct slickenside cutans; pH 8.5; gradual and wavy boundary to: | ||
B22 | 40–80 | Dark greyish brown (2.5Y4/2) with very few fine faint orange/brown mottles; heavy clay; strong medium prismatic, parting to fine and very fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped-fabric; very strong dry consistence; common distinct slickenside cutans; pH 8.5; distinct and wavy boundary to: | ||
B23 | 80–110 | Olive grey (5Y5/2) with very few fine faint orange/brown mottles; heavy clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; smooth ped-fabric; very firm moist consistence; common coarse ferromanganiferous nodules with few coarse calcareous soft segregation's; common distinct slickenside cutans; pH 8.8; distinct and wavy boundary to: | ||
B24 | 110–180+ | Pale olive (2.5Y5/2) with a few very coarse prominent (5YR4/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; strong very coarse lenticular, parting to moderate coarse and medium angular blocky structure; smooth ped-fabric; few fine manganiferous nodules with very few medium calcareous nodules; many prominent slickenside cutans; pH 8.7. | ||
Management Considerations | ||||
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Horizon | Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | NaCl % | Exchangeable Cations cmol-/kg | Field Capacity (pF 2.5) | Wilting Point (pF4.2) | Coarse Sand % | Fine Sand % | Silt % | Clay % | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||||||||
A1 | 0–10 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 13 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.54 | 27.4 | 14.7 | 17.4 | 27.5 | 10.0 | 40.5 |
B21 | 10–40 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1.8 | 42.0 | 23.5 | 9.1 | 17.6 | 16.0 | 54.0 |
B22 | 40–80 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 15 | 16 | 0.95 | 3.6 | 42.5 | 23.9 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 14.5 | 55.0 |
B23 | 80–110 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 0.40 | 0.12 | 45.5 | 21.6 | 10.6 | 21.9 | 7.5 | 55.0 | ||||
B24 | 110–180 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 0.56 | 0.17 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 17.9 | 14.0 | 55.0 |