Location: Serviceton
Australian Soil Classification: Endocalcareous-Endohypersodic, Self-Mulching, Grey VERTOSOL
Northcote Factual Key: Ug5.2
Great Soil Group: grey clay
Site WW16 Landscape |
A1 | 0-10 cm | Dark greyish brown (10YR4/2) light clay, moderate polyhedral structure (peds 20-50 mm); self-mulching surface condition (particularly evident after cultivation); strong consistence when dry; pH 8.6: | Site WW16 Profile |
Subsoil | |||
B21 | 10-20 cm | Grey (10YR5/1) with slight brownish yellow (10YR6/8) mottles medium clay; moderate prismatic structure (peds 50-100 mm) parting to moderate blocky structure (peds 20-50 mm); smooth faced peds; strong consistence when dry; complete dispersion when worked; pH 8.4: Note: Within the upper subsoil there is a discontinuous bleached A2 horizon with a fine sandy clay loam texture. | |
B22 | 20-40 cm | Medium clay; lenticular structure with some slickensides; smooth faced peds; pH 8.7: | |
B23 | 40-60 cm | Medium clay; lenticular structure and some slickensides; smooth faced peds; complete dispersion; pH 8.8: | |
B24 | 60-80 cm | Medium clay; smooth faced peds; pH 9.0: | |
B25 | 80-130 cm | Medium heavy clay; strong lenticular structure (peds 10-20 mm parting to 2-5 mm); smooth faced peds; pH 9.3: | |
B26 | 130-180+ cm | Heavy clay; some slickensides; smooth faced peds; few (2-5%) soft and hard calcium carbonate/silica and carbonate nodules. |
Horizon | pH | Salinity | Internal Drainage | Hydro-phobicity | ||
Surface (A1 horizon) | strongly alkaline | low | non-sodic | nil | imperfectly drained3 | nil |
Subsoil (B21 horizon) | strongly alkaline | low | sodic1 | moderate2 | - | - |
Deeper subsoil (at 1 metre) | very strongly alkaline | medium-high | strongly sodic | strong | - | - |
Feature | Result | Management Prescription |
Sodic clay subsoil. |
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Alkaline subsoil. |
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Soil salinity at depth. |
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LAND USE | SUITABILITY CLASS | MAJOR LIMITING COMPONENT |
Wheat | 2 | Climate, soil |
Canola | 2 | Climate, soil |
Chickpeas | 3 | Soil |
Lentils | 3 | Soil |
White clover seed | 3 | Soil |
Lucerne for seed production | 3 | Soil |
Viticulture | 3 | Soil |
Apples | 3 | Soil |
Potatoes | 3 | Soil |
Carrots | 3 | Soil |
Onions | 3 | Soil |
Sweet corn | 3 | Soil |
Radiata Pine | 3 | Climate |
Blue Gum | 3 | Climate |
Wheat | Climate | 2 | Moderate frost risk, slightly high rainfall. |
Landscape | 1 | No major limitation. | |
Soil | 2 | Slightly alkaline pH. | |
Canola | Climate | 2 | Moderate frost risk. |
Landscape | 1 | No major limitation. | |
Soil | 2 | Slightly alkaline pH. | |
Chickpeas | Climate | 2* | Moderate frost risk, moderate to high rainfall. |
Landscape | 1 | No major limitation. | |
Soil | 3# | Impeded internal drainage. | |
Lentils | Climate | 2 | Moderate frost risk, slightly high rainfall. |
Landscape | 1 | No major limitation. | |
Soil | 3# | Impeded internal drainage. | |
White clover seed | Climate | 1 | No major limitation. |
Landscape | 1 | No major limitation. | |
Soil | 3 | Alkaline pH. | |
Lucerne for seed production | Climate | 1 | No major limitation. |
Landscape | 1 | No major limitation. | |
Soil | 3# | Impeded internal drainage. | |
Viticulture | Climate | 2 | Moderate frost risk. |
Landscape | 1 | No major limitation. | |
Soil | 3# | Impeded internal drainage. | |
Apples | Climate | 2 | Moderate frost risk, slightly high mean maximum January temperature. |
Landscape | 1 | No major limitation. | |
Soil | 3 | Alkaline pH. | |
Potatoes | Climate | 2 | Slightly high mean maximum January temperature. |
Landscape | 1 | No major limitation. | |
Soil | 3 | Alkaline topsoil pH. | |
Carrots | Climate | 1 | No major limitation. |
Landscape | 1 | No major limitation. | |
Soil | 3 | Alkaline topsoil pH. | |
Onions | Climate | 2 | Moderate frost risk. |
Landscape | 1 | No major limitation. | |
Soil | 3 | Clay topsoil, alkaline topsoil pH. | |
Sweet corn | Climate | 2 | Slightly low mean monthly temperature (October - March). |
Landscape | 1 | No major limitation. | |
Soil | 3# | Impeded internal drainage. | |
Radiata Pine | Climate | 3 | Low rainfall. |
Landscape | 2 | Wind erosion hazard. | |
Soil | 2 | Slightly impeded internal drainage. | |
Blue Gum | Climate | 3 | Low rainfall. |
Landscape | 2 | Wind erosion hazard. | |
Soil | 2 | Slightly impeded internal drainage. |