Location: Mitchelton | Australian Soil Classification: Bleached, Eutrophic, Red DERMOSOL (medium-thick horizons) |
General Landscape Description: Gentle plain. | Site Description: Vineyard |
VIT5 Landscape |
A1 | 0-10 cm | Brown (7.5YR4/3); fine sandy loam; weak coarse blocky structure; firm to very firm consistence (dry); pH 7.0; clear change to: | VIT5 Profile |
A21 | 10-20 cm | Brown (7.5YR5/4); conspicuously bleached (10YR7/3 dry) with many (5-10%) yellowish red (5YR5/6) mottles; fine sandy loam; apedal; firm to very firm consistence (dry); pH 4.9; clear change to: | |
A22 | 20-30 cm | Yellowish red (5YR5/6); conspicuously bleached (7.5YR7/4); heavy fine sandy loam; apedal; very firm consistence (dry); many very fine to fine macropores present; pH4.9; clear change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 30-45 cm | Dark red (2.5YR4/6); fine sandy clay; moderate coarse blocky, parting to moderate medium polyhedral structure; strong consistence (dry); many (20%) very fine to fine macropores present; pH 5.7; gradual change to: | |
B22 | 45-70 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4) with many (20%) faint reddish yellow (7.5YR6/8) mottles; fine sandy clay; moderate to strong blocky structure; strong consistence (dry); many very fine to fine macropores present; pH 6.7; gradual change to: | |
B23 | 70-90 cm | Dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4) with many faint reddish yellow (7.5YR6/8) mottles; fine sandy clay loam; moderate medium polyhedral structure; very firm to strong consistence (dry); many very fine to fine macropores present; pH 6.7; abrupt change to: | |
B24 | 90-100 cm | Strong brown (7.5YR5/6); fine clayey sand; apedal; weak consistence (slightly moist); abrupt change to: | |
B25 | 100+ cm | Dusky red (2.5YR4/4); fine sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, parting to moderate coarse blocky structure; pH 6.6. |
pH | Salinity Rating | |||
Surface (A1 horizon) | Neutral | Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | Moderately Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Deeper subsoil (at 100+ cm) | Slightly Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Horizon | Horizon Depth | pH (water) | pH CaCl2 | EC 1:5 | Exchangeable Cations | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | |||||
meq/100g | ||||||||
A1 | 0-10 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 0.19 | 6.1 | 0.80 | 0.61 | 0.12 |
A21 | 10-20 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 0.10 | 1.2 | 0.46 | 0.19 | 0.11 |
A22 | 20-30 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 0.10 | 1.1 | 0.48 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
B21 | 30-45 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 0.11 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.19 | 0.25 |
B22 | 45-70 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 0.07 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.16 | 0.29 |
B23 | 70-90 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 0.07 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.17 | 0.32 |
B24 | 90-100 | 6.4 | 5.7 | <0.05 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.08 | 0.2 |
B25 | 100+ | 6.6 | 5.8 | 0.05 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.13 | 0.21 |
Horizon | Horizon Depth | Ex Al mg/kg | Ex Ac meq/100g | Field pF2.5 | Wilting Point pF4.2 | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0mm) | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2mm) | Silt (0.002-0.02mm) | Clay (<0.002mm) |
A1 | 0-10 | 22.7 | 5.5 | 4 | 65 | 19 | 8 | ||
A21 | 10-20 | 3 | 19.4 | 3.9 | 2 | 68 | 25 | 6 | |
A22 | 20-30 | 2.3 | 18.1 | 3.7 | 2 | 66 | 20 | 9 | |
B21 | 30-45 | 2.3 | 19.6 | 6.9 | 1 | 58 | 16 | 22 | |
B22 | 45-70 | 2.5 | 22.3 | 8.2 | 1 | 57 | 17 | 23 | |
B23 | 70-90 | 1.8 | 21.8 | 7.0 | 1 | 66 | 7 | 23 | |
B24 | 90-100 | ||||||||
B25 | 100+ |