Property: Rutherglen Research Institute | Paddock #: 18 |
Australian Soil Classification: Ferric (and Calcic), Mottled-Subnatric, Brown SODOSOL | Northcote Factual Key: Dy 2.43 |
Great Soil Group: Solodic | |
Map Unit: Unit II. The soil at this site most closely resembles Lilliput loam which occurs in depression components of the unit. | |
General Landscape Description: Level plain. The original vegetation included Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) and Blakely's Red Gum (E. blakelyi). |
NE4 landscape |
A1 | 0-5 cm | Brown (10YR4/3); light fine sandy clay loam; hardsetting surface condition; massive; firm consistence dry; contains a slight (5%) amount of quartz gravel (2-5 mm); pH 5.2; sharp and wavy change to: | NE4 profile |
A2 | 5-30 cm | Reddish yellow (7.5YR6/6) conspicuously bleached (10YR8/2d); light fine sandy clay loam; massive; strong consistence dry; contains very many (80%) ferromanganiferous nodules; pH 6.2; abrupt change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 30-40 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); light medium clay; moderate medium polyhedral structure; very strong consistence moist; contains a common (10-20%) amount of ferromanganiferous stains and concretions as well as a trace (2%) amount of quartz gravel (2-4 mm size); pH 6.3; clear and discontinuous change to: | |
B22 | 40-80 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4) with brownish yellow (10YR6/8) diffuse mottles; medium clay; moderate coarse blocky structure; rigid consistence moist; contains a common (20%) amount of ferromanganiferous stains and gravels as well as a trace (2%) amount of quartz gravel; pH 7.2; gradual and wavy change to: | |
B23k | 80-100 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4) with brownish yellow (10YR6/8) [with patches of yellowish brown (5YR5/6)] mottles; light medium clay; moderate coarse blocky structure; very strong consistence moist; contains a few (5%) soft carbonate segregations, as well as a trace (2%) amount of quartz gravel; pH 9.2; gradual change to: | |
B24 | 100-150+ cm | Yellowish brown (10YR5/4) and brownish yellow (10YR6/8); light medium clay; pH 9.2. |
The shallow surface (A1) horizon is strongly acid. The subsurface (A2) horizon is slightly acid. The subsoil is slightly acid in the upper part and becomes very strongly alkaline below 1 metre depth. | The upper subsoil is sodic (and dispersive). The deeper subsoil becomes strongly sodic. | ||
The level of soluble salts is very low in the upper part of the soil profile. From 80 cm depth the salinity rating becomes low. | There is a strong texture contrast at the A/B horizon boundary. |