Location: Tuerong | Australian Soil Classification: Eutrophic, Mottled-Subnatric, Brown SODOSOL (thick surface horizons) |
Land Use: Vineyard |
A1 | 0-12 cm | Dark grey (10YR 4/1); very fine sandy loam; very weak (moist) consistence; pH 6.7: | MOP6 Profile |
A21 | 12-22 cm | Brown (10YR 5/3); very fine sandy clay loam; weak (moist) consistence; pH 5.6: | |
A22 | 22-35 cm | Brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); conspicuously bleached; fine sandy clay loam; very firm (dry) consistence; few ferromanganiferous nodules; pH 5.6; sharp change to: | |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 35-50 cm | Yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) with yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; medium clay; weak to moderate coarse sub-angular blocky structure parting to moderate to strong coarse to medium sub-angular blocky structure; pH 5.7: | |
B22 | 50-80 cm | Light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) with red (2.5YR 4/8), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light brownish grey (10YR 6/2) mottles; medium clay; very few ferruginous nodules; pH 5.5: | |
B23 | 80-120 cm | Light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) with grey (10YR 6/1), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and red (2.5YR 4/6) mottles; medium heavy clay; strong coarse to very fine polyhedral structure (shiny ped faces); pH 5.5: |
pH | Salinity Rating | |||
Surface (A1 horizon) | Slightly Acid | Low | Non-Sodic | |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | Moderately Acid | Low | Marginally-Sodic | |
Deeper subsoil (at 80-120 cm) | Strongly Acid | Low | Marginally-Sodic |
Horizon | Horizon Depth | pH (water) | pH CaCl2 | EC 1:5 | Ex Ac meq/100g | Exchangeable Cations | |||
Ca | Mg | K | Na | ||||||
Meq/100g | |||||||||
A1 | 0-12 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 0.10 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 0.15 | 0.31 |
A21 | 12-22 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 0.12 | 1.2 | 1.3 | <0.05 | 0.25 | |
A22 | 22-35 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 0.08 | 0.94 | 2.0 | <0.05 | 0.3 | |
B21 | 35-50 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 0.11 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 0.94 | 0.14 | 0.82 |
B22 | 50-80 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 0.14 | 11 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.19 | 1.1 |
B23 | 80-120 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 0.14 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.09 | 1.4 |