Victorian Resources Online (archived)
Archived content — This page contains material from the Victorian Resources Online (VRO) website. It is no longer maintained and is provided for reference only. This content is hosted by CeRDI and is not endorsed by Agriculture Victoria.

Sitemap

WLRA132

WLRA - soil pit WLRA132- landscape
Midslope of a long gently undulating plain
    Site Code
WLRA132
WLRA - soil pit WLRA132- profile
Hypercalcic, Subnatric Red SODOSOL

    Location

Jeparit Road, Pepper Plains, Western Victoria

    Landform

Plain

    Geology

Quaternary Woorinen Formation: aeolian dune sand, calcareous clay

    Element

Mid slope

    Slope

2%

    Aspect

East

HorizonDepth (cm)
Description

A11
0–5
Dark brown (7.5YR3/3); loam, fine sandy; moderate medium to fine polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; weak consistence dry; many fine roots observed; pH 7.8; smooth and sharp change to:

A12
5–15
Dark brown (7.5YR3/2); clay loam, fine sandy; massive (structureless); earthy ped fabric; strong consistence dry; many fine roots observed; weakly cemented cultivation pan evident; pH 7.9; abrupt and wavy change to:

B21
15–35
Reddish brown (5YR4/3); light medium clay; strong medium to fine prismatic, parting to fine angular block structure; smooth ped fabric; strong consistence dry; common distinct cutans evident; common fine roots observed ; moderately calcareous; pH 8.9; gradual and smooth change to:

B22k
35–60
Strong brown (7.5YR5/6) with a few distinct medium dark brown (7.5YR3/3) mottles; light medium clay; moderate medium prismatic, parting to medium angular structure; rough ped fabric; strong consistence dry; contains many extremely coarse calcareous soft segregations; a few distinct cutans evident; common fine roots observed; very highly calcareous; pH 9.5; gradual and smooth change to:

D
60–130+
Light brownish grey (10YR6/2) with very few coarse faint red mottles; medium heavy clay; weak coarse polyhedral structure; rough ped fabric; firm consistence, moist; contains a very few to few medium calcareous nodules and soft segregations, and very few fine manganiferous fragments; very highly calcareous; pH 9.6.

Management Considerations

  • High susceptibility to wind erosion.
  • Alkaline subsoils with calcareous soft segregations and nodules and manganese flecks.
  • Minor subsoil constraint >35 cm as mottling indicates slightly imperfect drainage.
  • Possible plough pan (5-15 cm).
  • Medium to very fine roots observed down to and throughout the B22k horizon (35-60 cm).
  • Poorer structure and increased dispersibility in the deeper subsoil.

Horizon
Depth (cm)
pH (water)
pH (CaCl2)
EC
dS/m
Exchangeable Cations
cmol-/kg
Ca
Mg
K
Na
A11
0–5
7.8
7.5
0.2
12
4.3
1.5
0.43
A12
5–15
7.9
7.4
0.23
12
5
1.1
1.5
B21
15–35
8.9
8.3
0.51
15
15
1.8
5
B22K
35–60
9.5
8.8
1.1
5.8
14
1.9
8.3
D
60–135+
9.6
8.9
1.3
4.4
14
1.9
10
CC BY 4.0 AU

This page contains material sourced from the Victorian Resources Online (VRO) website, originally published by the State Government of Victoria.

The content is provided under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Australia licence (CC BY 4.0 AU).

This material is presented in an archived form and is no longer maintained or updated. It is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon as current advice.

This site is hosted by the Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation (CeRDI), Federation University Australia. It is not endorsed by Agriculture Victoria.

Agriculture Victoria does not accept liability for any loss, damage or consequences arising from the use of, or reliance on, this material.