Location: North Boorhaman | Australian Soil Classification: Calcic, Mottled-Subnatric, Red SODOSOL |
General Landscape Description: Level plain. | Site Description: CRC-PBMDS trial site |
Geology: Quaternary alluvial and aeolian deposits. |
NECRC3 landscape | Columnar structure in upper subsoil (B21) horizon |
A1 | 0-12 cm | Very dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); light sandy loam; weak-moderate coarse to medium subangular blocky structure; weak to firm consistence (dry); very few (<1%) coarse (10-15 mm) manganese nodules; pH 6.8; abrupt change to: | NECRC3 profile |
A2e | 12-17 cm | Brown (7.5YR5/4), conspicuously bleached (10YR7/1 dry); light sandy loam; massive; pH 5.6; discontinuous change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 17-60 cm | Yellowish red (5YR5/6) with reddish grey (5YR5/2) mottles; medium clay; strong very coarse columnar, parting to coarse prismatic and blocky structure; very firm consistence (dry); sodic caps on columnar structure; pH 7.2: | |
B22 | 60-90 cm | Reddish yellow (7.5YR6/6) with pinkish grey (7.5YR6/2) mottles; heavy clay; moderate coarse to medium subangular blocky structure; few (~2%) soft to hard medium-sized (5 mm) carbonate nodules and some manganese staining; pH 9.3: | |
B23k | 90-140 cm | Brown (10YR5/3) with reddish yellow (7.5YR6/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; strong coarse to medium polyhedral structure; fine-earth carbonate accumulations (10-15%) common with some coarse (10 mm) nodules; pH 9.4: |
pH | Salinity Rating | Sodicity | Dispersion | |
Surface (A1 horizon) | Slightly Acid | Very Low | Non-Sodic | None |
Subsoil (B2 horizon) | Slightly Alkaline | Very Low | Sodic | Strong-Complete |
Deeper subsoil (at 90-140 cm) | Very Strongly Alkaline | Medium-High | Strongly Sodic | Strong- Complete |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | pH (water) | pH (CaCl2) | EC 1:5 | Exchangeable Cations | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | |||||
meq/100g | ||||||||
A1 | 0-12 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 0.12 | 6.5 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.08 |
A2 | 12-17 | 5.6 | 4.6 | <0.05 | 1.6 | 0.89 | 0.31 | 0.18 |
B21 | 17-60 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 0.10 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 0.66 | 1.6 |
B22 | 60-90 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 0.27 | 3.6 | 10 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
B23k | 90-140 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 0.50 | 3.1 | 12 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
Horizon | Horizon Depth (cm) | Exchangeable Aluminium (mg/kg) | Exchangeable Acidity (meq/100g) | Field Capacity pF 2.5 | Wilting Point pF 4.2 | Coarse Sand (0.2-2.0 mm) | Fine Sand (0.02-0.2 mm) | Silt (0.002-0.02 mm) | Clay (<0.002 mm) |
A1 | 0-12 | 17.7 | 5.4 | 34 | 38 | 13 | 9 | ||
A2 | 12-17 | 18 | 3.7 | 14.4 | 3.7 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 9 |
B21 | 17-60 | 22.4 | 13.7 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 35 | ||
B22 | 60-90 | 24.2 | 14.1 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 32 | ||
B23k | 90-140 | 28.4 | 15.9 |