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| WLRA143 | Vertic, Mottled-Hypernatric, Yellow SODOSOL | |
Location | Stawell-Joel South Road, Joel South, western Victoria | |||
Landform | Gently undulating rise | |||
Geology | Pliocene Parilla Sand: marine sand and silt | |||
Element | Hillslope | |||
Slope | 3% | |||
Aspect | West | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–10 | Brown (10YR4/3); sandy loam; massive (structureless); very weak dry consistence; common fine to very fine roots; water repellent; pH 6.5; abrupt and smooth boundary to: | ||
A21 | 10–25 | Brown (7.5YR4/3), conspicuously bleached very pale brown (10YR7/3 dry); sandy clay loam; massive (structureless); very weak dry consistence; few fine subrounded quartz gravels; few fine to very fine roots; pH 4.9; clear and irregular boundary to: | ||
A22 | 25–35 | Strong brown (7.5YR4/6), conspicuously bleached very pale brown (10YR8/4 dry), with very few fine to medium distinct yellow mottles; loamy sand, silty; massive (structureless); very weak dry consistence; few fine angular platy quartz gravels; common coarse ferromanganiferous nodules; few fine to very fine roots; pH 5.4; abrupt and irregular boundary to: | ||
B21 | 35–80 | Brownish yellow (10YR6/6) with many medium to coarse prominent dark red (10R3/6) mottles; heavy clay; strong coarse to very coarse prismatic structure; rough ped-fabric; very firm moderately moist consistence; common distinct slickensides; few fine to very fine roots ; pH 7.4; diffuse and smooth boundary to: | ||
B22 | 80–110+ | Dark red (10R3/6) with many coarse to very coarse prominent light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) mottles; heavy clay; weak medium to coarse prismatic structure; rough ped-fabric; strong moderately moist consistence; few distinct slickensides; few fine to very fine roots; pH 5.4. | ||
Management Considerations | ||||
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Horizon | Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | NaCl % | Exchangeable Cations cmol-/kg | Field Capacity (pF2.5) | Wilting Point (pF4.2) | Coarse Sand % | Fine Sand % | Silt % | Clay % | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||||||||
A1 | 0–10 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 0.19 | 7.2 | 0.85 | 0.68 | 0.41 | 28.8 | 8.3 | 34.2 | 39.8 | 7.6 | 16.5 | |
A21 | 10–25 | 4.9 | 4.3 | <0.05 | 0.98 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 15.3 | 3.6 | 41.4 | 39.2 | 12.8 | 6.5 | |
A22 | 25–35 | 5.4 | 4.9 | <0.05 | |||||||||||
B21 | 35–80 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 0.23 | 4.5 | 10 | 0.59 | 5.3 | 51 | 31.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 22 | 67.5 | |
B22 | 80–110+ | 5.4 | 4.8 | 0.37 |