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Location: Rutherglen


Morris 1 landscape
VIT9 Landscape

Soil Profile Morphology:


Surface Soil

0-15 cmStrong brown (7.5YR 4/6); fine sandy clay loam; weak coarse blocky structure; firm consistence (moist); pH 6.2; clear change to:
Morris 1 profile
VIT9 Profile
15-40 cmYellowish red (5YR 5/6); fine sandy clay loam; weak coarse blocky structure; strong consistence (dry); pH 6.1; clear change to:
Subsoil
40-50 cmYellowish red (5YR 4/6); fine sandy clay loam; weak coarse blocky, strong consistence (dry); pH 6.5; gradual change to:
50-60 cmYellowish red (5YR 4/6 5YR 5/8); light clay; weak coarse blocky; strong consistence (dry); pH 6.7; gradual change to:
60-80 cmYellowish red (5YR 5/8); light clay; weak coarse blocky, parting to medium blocky structure; strong consistence (dry); few ferromanganiferous segregations; earthy fabric with macropores; some patches have moderate rather than weak structure; pH 6.6; clear change to:
80-100 cmStrong brown (7.5YR 5/8) with yellowish red (2.5YR 4/6) mottles; light clay; moderate coarse blocky, parting to medium blocky structure; strong consistence (dry); common ferromanganiferous nodules (2-6 mm); red colours tend to be associated with nodules; pH 6.7; clear change to:
100-120 cmBrownish yellow (10YR 6/6); pale brown (10YR 6/3) mottled with ferromanganiferous stains; medium clay; moderate medium blocky, parting to moderate to strong fine blocky structure; strong consistence (dry); few ferromanganiferous plus few soft to semi-hard sulphurous stains (2-6 mm); red colours tend to be associated with nodules; pH 6.8.

Soil Profile Characteristics:


Morris 1 graphs



Horizon
Horizon Depth
(cm)
pH
(water)
pH
(CaCl2)
EC 1:5
Exchangeable Cations
Ca
Mg
K
Na
meq/100g
0-15
6.2
5.6
0.08
4.1
1.3
1.2
0.12
15-40
6.1
5.4
<0.05
3.9
1.4
0.43
<0.05
40-50
6.5
5.8
<0.05
4.2
1.7
0.37
0.05
50-60
6.7
5.8
<0.05
4.6
2.1
0.43
0.09
60-80
6.6
5.7
<0.05
4.2
2.6
0.44
0.19
80-100
6.7
5.6
<0.05
3.3
3.3
0.41
0.38
100-120
6.8
5.7
<0.05
2.7
6.7
0.53
1.2

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)
0-15
<10
18.9
7.8
2.4
53.4
17.5
23.5
15-40
<10
18.5
7.6
2.2
56.4
15.0
24.0
40-50
17.2
7.5
5.8
53.4
15.0
24.0
50-60
19.4
9.0
7.8
43.7
16.0
30.0
60-80
20.8
10.1
8.8
39.5
14.5
34.5
80-100
22.9
11.0
8.9
37.3
11.5
37.0
100-120

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