Australian Soil Classification: Brown KUROSOL
General Landscape Description: Gently undulating plain, dissected
Site Description: Hillslope; Upslope; Undulating (13%)
Vegetation: Pasture
Geology: Neogene sediments
Soil Profile Morphology:
Surface Soil
A1 | 0-15 cm | Very dark grey (10YR3/1); very fine sandy loam; moderate medium polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence, dry; pH 4.5; abrupt change to: | H94 Profile |
A2 | 15-30 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); common very coarse distinct dark grey (10YR3/1) mottles; light sandy clay loam; weak medium polyhedral parting to fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, slightly moist; pH 4.8; clear change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 30-45 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4); light medium clay; moderate medium polyhedral parting to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, slightly moist; common medium gravelly ferruginous concretions; pH 5.0; clear change to: | |
B22 | 45-70 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4); common medium distinct yellowish red (10YR4/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; moderate medium prismatic parting to fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, slightly moist; few medium gravelly ferruginous concretions; pH 5.0; gradual change to: | |
B23 | 70-110 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4); common medium prominent yellowish red (10YR4/6) and light grey (10YR6/1) mottles; medium clay; moderate mediumprismatic parting to fine angular blocky structure; smooth ped fabric; firm consistence, slightly moist; few medium gravelly ferruginous concretions; pH 5.0. | |
Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC dS/m | Exchangeable Cations | Total Carbon % | Total Nitrogen % | Organic Matter % | Available Aluminium mg/kg | Available Potassium (Skene K) mg/kg | Phosphorous (Olsen P) mg/kg | Available Sulphur mg/kg | Phosphorous Buffering Index | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||||||||
meq/100g | |||||||||||||||
0-10 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 0.09 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 7 | 0.27 | 6 | 0.43 | 11 | 35 | 120 | 24 | 7 | 120 |
Depth (cm) | Bulk Density kg/L | Volumetric Water | Dispersion | Slaking | ||||||
At Saturation pF0 mL/100mL | Near Saturation pF1.0 mL/100mL | Field Capacity pF2.0 mL/100mL | Wilting Point pF4.2 mL/100mL | Dry | Remoulded | |||||
2 Hour | 20 Hour | 2 Hour | 20 Hour | |||||||
0-10 | 1.15 | 50.3 | 46.5 | 39.0 | 13.8 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Water Stable |