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| LS8 | Vertic (and Calcic), Mesonatric, Red Sodosol | |
Location | Broughton, western Victoria | |||
Landform | Plain | |||
Geology | Quaternary Woorinen Formation: aeolian dune sand, calcareous clay | |||
Element | Flat | |||
Slope | 0% | |||
Aspect | – | |||
Horizon | Depth (cm) | Description | ||
A1 | 0–8 | Dark brown (7.5YR3/3); fine sandy clay loam; weakly structured; firm consistence (dry); pH 6.8. | ||
B21 | 8–14 | Reddish brown (5YR4/4); light medium clay; strong coarse blocky structure; very strong consistence (dry); pH 8.0. | ||
B22 | 14–30 | Yellowish red (5YR4/6); medium clay; strong medium prismatic, parting to strong fine blocky structure; strong consistence (dry); pH 8.6. | ||
B23 | 30–45 | Yellowish red (5YR3/6); heavy clay; strong medium prismatic, parting to strong fine blocky structure; strong consistence (dry); pH 8.9. | ||
B24k | 45–70 | Light brown (7.5YR6/4) and, (7.5YR3/2); light medium clay; contains a common (10-20%) amount of soft and hard carbonate segregation's; pH 9.2. | ||
B25 | 70–100 | Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4); heavy clay; moderate to strong prismatic structure; pH 9.1. | ||
B26 | 100–140 | Light yellowish brown (10YR6/4); heavy clay; moderate to strong lenticular structure; pH 9.0. | ||
Management considerations | ||||
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Site LS8 | Sample depth cm | pH | EC dS/m | NaCl % | Ex Ca cmol-/kg | Ex Mg cmol-/kg | Ex K cmol-/kg | Ex Na cmol-/kg | Ex Al mg/kg | Ex acidity cmol-/kg | FC -30okPa | PWP -1500okPa | KS % | FS % | Z % | C % | |
Horizon | H2O | CaCl2 | |||||||||||||||
A1 | 0–8 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 0.28 | NA | 6.5 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | NA | NA | 16 | 10.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B21 | 8–14 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 0.18 | NA | 7.6 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 | NA | NA | 24.3 | 16.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B22 | 14–30 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 0.43 | NA | 9.7 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 6.4 | NA | NA | 36.7 | 19 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B23 | 30–45 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 0.22 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 1.0 | 11.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B24 | 45–70 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.27 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 9.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B25 | 70–100 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 1.88 | 0.35 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 12.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B26 | 100–140 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 1.95 | 0.38 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 1.1 | 13.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
B27 | 140+ | 9.1 | 8.6 | 2.05 | 0.36 | 9 | 12.1 | 1.4 | 14.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |