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NE48

NE48-50 landscape
NE48-50 Landscape

Soil Profile Morphology:


Surface Soil

A10-10 cmDark brown (7.5YR3/3); sandy loam; weak to moderate coarse to medium blocky structure; firm consistence (dry); very abundant (50-90%) medium quartz rock (5-30 mm); no slaking; pH 4.4; clear change to:
NE48 profile
NE48 Profile
A210-23 cmYellowish red (5YR5/6) and pink (7.5YR7/4 dry); sandy loam; weak coarse blocky structure; very firm (dry) consistence; very abundant (50-90%) quartz rock (5-30 mm); pH 4.6; very slight dispersion after remoulding:
Subsoil
B2123-50 cmRed (2.5YR5/6); light medium clay; strong coarse to fine polyhedral structure; strong consistence (dry); pH 4.8:
B/C50-80 cmRed (2.5YR4/6); silty clay loam; termites; pH 5:
C80 cmWeathered metamorphic??? rock; slight dispersion after remoulding.
Note: Quartz band from 40 cm.

Key Profile Features:



Soil Profile Characteristics:

Horizon
pH
Salinity Rating
Surface
(A1 horizon)
Extremely Acid
Subsoil
(B2 horizon)
Very Strongly Acid
Deeper subsoil
(at 50-80 cm cm)
Strongly Acid
Soil Profile Characteristics:


NE48 graphs



Horizon
Horizon Depth
(cm)
pH
(water)
pH
(CaCl2)
EC 1:5
Organic Carbon
G/100g
Exchangeable Cations
Ca
Mg
K
Na
meq/100g
A1
0-10
4.4
4.0
0.09
3.4
0.97
0.41
0.88
0.12
A2
10-23
4.6
4.2
<0.05
0.24
0.37
0.29
<0.05
B21
23-50
4.8
4.1
<0.05
0.24
1.9
0.46
<0.05
B/C
50-80
5
4.2
<0.05
0.08
1.7
0.41
<0.05
C
80

Horizon
Horizon Depth
(cm)
Exchangeable Aluminium
mg/kg
Exchangeable Acidity
meq/100g
Field Capacity
pF 2.5
Wilting Point
pF 4.2
Coarse Sand
(0.2-2.0 mm)
Fine Sand
(0.02-0.2 mm)
Silt
(0.002-0.02 mm)
Clay
(<0.002 mm)
A1
0-10
140
12
23.0
6.9
19
48
10
15
A2
10-23
190
6.8
19.1
6.6
18
51
12
16
B21
23-50
270
9.8
27.0
15.6
11
33
10
42
B/C
50-80
240
8.4
27.2
13.7
C
80

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