Property: Rutherglen Research Institute | Paddock #: PTD 2 (native grass) |
Aust. Soil Class.: Endohypersodic, Epipedal, Yellow VERTOSOL | Northcote Factual Key: Ug 5.35 |
Great Soil Group: brown clay | Map Unit: Unit 2 |
General Landscape Description: This soil type resembles Type D which occurs on the puff component of the gilgai microrelief. Red grass (Bothriochloa macra) commonly grows on the puff bank component of the gilgai microrelief. |
Soil Profile Morphology:
A1 | 0-10 cm | Brown (10YR4/3); light clay; rusty root channel mottling present; moderate medium polyhedral structure; contains very few (< 2%) manganese nodules (5-10 mm size); pH 5.9; | NE37b Profile |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 10-25 cm | Brownish yellow (10YR6/6) with strong brown (7.5YR5/8) diffuse mottles; light medium clay; moderate medium polyhedral, breaking to strong fine polyhedral structure; contains a very few (1-2 %) ferromanganiferous nodules (2-5 mm size) [with many (up to 25%) ferromanganiferous and manganiferous nodules and a trace (< 2%) amount of quartz (2-4 mm size) gravel on the flanks of the puffs]; pH 6.3; clear change to: | |
B22 | 25-90 cm | Light brown (10YR6/3) with reddish yellow (10YR7/6) and dark red (2.5YR4/8) mottles; medium clay; moderate very coarse prismatic, breaking to moderate coarse blocky structure; contains very few (2 %) ferromanganiferous nodules (2-4 mm size); pH 6.3; wavy change to: | |
B23 | 90-100 cm | Light brownish grey (10YR6/2) with brownish yellow (10YR6/8) mottles; heavy clay; rigid consistence dry; contains a few (5-10 %) manganese stains and very few (2 %) ferromanganiferous nodules; pH 7.9; | |
B24 | 120+ cm | Greyish brown (10YR5/2); heavy clay. |
Key Profile Features:
The surface horizon is moderately acid. The upper subsoil is slightly acid and the deeper subsoil becomes alkaline. | Soluble salt levels are very low in the top metre of the soil profile. Levels become low below 1 metre depth. | ||
The surface soil is non-sodic. The upper subsoil is sodic and the deep subsoil is strongly sodic. | The clay content is high in the surface soil and increases in the upper subsoil. |
Management Considerations:
Whole Profile