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NE48-50 landscape
NE48-50 Landscape

Soil Profile Morphology:


Surface Soil

A10-10 cmVery dark greyish brown (10YR3/2); loam; weak to moderate medium to coarse blocky, parting to moderate fine to very fine polyhedral structure; weak consistence (dry); pH 5.5:
NE50 profile
NE50 Profile
A2110-30 cmLight yellowish brown (10YR6/4) and very pale brown (10YR7/3 dry); clay sand; apedal; firm consistence (dry); moderate dispersion after remoulding; pH 5.1:
A2230-80 cmBrownish yellow (10YR6/6) and white (10YR8/1 dry); silty sandy loam; apedal; very firm to strong consistence (dry); very abundant (40%) quartz pebbles (2-4 mm); roots to approximately 40 cm; pH 5.2:
Subsoil
B2180-110 cmYellowish brown (10YR5/6) with light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) mottles; light moderate clay; apedal; strong consistence (dry); pH 5; slakes into macro aggregates; pH 5.3:
B22110-130 cmDark brown (7.5YR3/4) with light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) mottles; sandy clay loam; apedal; strong consistence (dry); pH 5.4.

Key Profile Features:



Soil Profile Characteristics:

Horizon
pH
Salinity Rating
Surface
(A1 horizon)
Strongly Acid
Subsoil
(B2 horizon)
Strongly Acid
Deeper subsoil
(at100-120+ cm cm)
Strongly Acid
Soil Profile Characteristics:


NE50 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
5.5
4.5
<0.05
2.7
1.5
0.82
0.71
0.14
A21
10-30
5.1
4.2
<0.05
0.24
0.43
0.14
<0.05
A22
30-80
5.2
4.1
<0.05
0.18
0.84
0.12
0.09
B21
80-110
5.3
3.9
<0.05
<0.05
1.3
0.12
0.25
B22
110-130
5.4
3.9
<0.05

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
15
10
17.7
5.4
41
38
6
9
A21
10-30
74
4.3
17.6
3.1
39
42
4
13
A22
30-80
130
3.9
21.1
5.7
36
36
8
16
B21
80-110
270
6.9
22.9
7.7
30
34
12
20
B22
110-130
4.8
30
41
10
16


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