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WLRA145

WLRA - soil pit WLRA145- landscape
Terrace with lucerne
    Site Code
WLRA145
WLRA - soil pit WLRA145- profile
Eutrophic, Hypernatric, Brown Sodosol

    Location

Landsborough Road, Joel, western Victoria

    Landform

Terrace

    Geology

Quaternary river terrace: fluvial gravel, sand, silt

    Element

Terrace plain

    Slope

<1%

    Aspect

North
Horizon
Depth (cm)
Description

A1

0–10

Brown (10YR4/3); loam, fine sandy; heavy; massive (structureless); weak dry consistence; common medium to coarse roots, common fine to very fine roots; pH 6.0; abrupt and smooth boundary to:

A2

10–20

Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); conspicuously bleached very pale brown (10YR7/4 dry); sandy clay loam, fine sandy; massive (structureless); very firm dry consistence; common medium to coarse and to very fine roots; pH 6.5; abrupt and irregular boundary to:

B21

20–40

Brown (7.5YR4/4) medium heavy clay; moderate medium prismatic, parting to strong fine to medium subangular blocky structure; rough prismatic and smooth subangular blocky ped-fabric; strong dry consistence; common distinct clay skins; common medium to coarse, and fine to very fine roots; pH 7.0; gradual and smooth boundary to:

B22

40–65

Yellowish brown (10YR5/4) with many medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR4/6) mottles; light medium clay; weak medium prismatic, parting to moderate fine and very fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped-fabric; firm moderately moist consistence; few medium to coarse and fine to very fine roots; pH 8.5; gradual and smooth boundary to:

B23

65–95

Yellowish brown (10YR5/6) with few fine faint light grey mottles; medium clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; rough ped-fabric; strong dry consistence; few fine organic root linings; few medium to coarse and, fine to very fine roots; pH 8.5; gradual and smooth boundary to:

B3

95–115

Yellowish brown (10YR5/4); medium clay; moderate fine prismatic, parting to moderate fine and very fine subangular blocky structure; rough ped-fabric; strong moderately moist consistence; very few organic root linings, common fine manganiferous nodules; few faint slickensides; few medium to coarse and few fine to very fine roots; pH 8.5
Management considerations
  • Strong texture contrast profile, highly sodic subsoil
  • Subsurface horizon is leached (bleached) with restrictive interface with subsoil (Note less clay than above and below). Fewer nutrients available
  • Slightly acidic surface and subsurface soil, neutral to alkaline upper subsoil and alkaline deeper subsoil
  • Clay percentage decreasing at depth. Note high silt content and higher proportion of magnesium to calcium
  • Deep subsoil is very highly dispersive. Limited (preferably no) exposure required to remain stable. Slightly saline with depth.
  • Surface soil is slightly to moderately dispersive
  • Landscape position (ie. terrace). Variable site drainage
Site
WLRA145
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
0–10
5.7
5.1
0.12
NA
3.6
0.66
1.2
0.07
<10
NA
30
7.6
6.2
45.3
21.5
22
A2
10–20
5.9
5.3
0.1
NA
1.8
0.94
0.22
0.3
<10
NA
20.9
6.4
3.1
48.8
32.5
10.5
B21
20–40
7.8
7
0.31
0.04
4
7.9
0.7
3.8
NA
NA
31.1
17.2
0.4
21.9
17.5
60
B22
40–65
9.1
8.4
0.6
0.07
3.1
8.9
0.7
5.8
NA
NA
34.7
20
0.2
15.6
45.5
33.5
B23
65–95
9
8.1
0.47
0.06
2.3
7.8
0.5
5.8
NA
NA
32.1
15.4
2.2
29.8
40
23
B3
95–115
8.8
8
0.54
0.07
2.9
10
0.7
7.2
NA
NA
32
17.3
6.6
39.1
20
31.5
Note: NA=not assessed
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