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EGS240

Location: Dellicknora

Australian Soil Classification: Eutrophic, Red CHROMOSOL

Map Unit: Bendoc (Component 1)
Previous Site Name: EG240

General Landscape Description: Rolling low hills.
Site Description: Lower east-north-east slope of low hill 5% slope.
Native Vegetation: Shrubby dry forest.
Geology: Ordovician sediments.

Soil Profile Morphology:

Surface Soil

A1	0 – 30 cm	Brownish yellow (10YR6/6); fine sandy loam; pH 5.1; clear change to:	Erosion gully nearby the site

Subsoil
B2	30 – 40+ cm	Reddish brown (5YR5/4); light clay (sandy); pH 6.1.

Chemical and Physical Analysis:

Horizon	Horizon Depth (cm)	pH (water)	pH CaCl₂	EC dS/m	Exchangeable Cations
					Ca	Mg	K	Na
					meq/100g
A1	0-20	5.1	4.3	<0.05	0.32	0.35	0.14	0.09
B2	30-40	6.1	5.4	0.07	5.4	1.9	0.79	0.11

Management Considerations

Plant available water capacity (PAWC) is very low for sandy soils such as these. The soils are, however, well drained.
These strongly acidic sandy soils have a very low nutrient holding capacity and are considered infertile – being naturally deficient in nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur and potassium. Nitrate and sulphate are readily removed by leaching. Deficiencies of trace elements such as copper, zinc and molybdenum are likely to occur. The trace element boron (B) leaches rapidly through acid sandy soils and deficiencies are also likely to occur.

Profile Described By: Ian Sargeant, 2011.

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