Description of soil ONSSD~~~~~A (SARSFIELD)

General Characteristics
Classification GL.MB

Gleyed Melanic Brunisol

Profile Agricultural soil profile

The soil has been disturbed by agriculture.

Kind of material Mineral

The soil material is primarily composed of mineral particles.

Water table Growing season

The water table is present in the soil during the growing season.

Root restrictions No root restricting layer

The growth of plant roots is not restricted by any soil layer.

Type of root restricting layer n/a

Not Applicable

Drainage Imperfectly drained

Water is removed from the soil sufficiently slowly in relation to supply, to keep the soil wet for a significant part of the growing season. Excess water moves slowly downward if precipitation is the major supply. If subsurface water or groundwater, or both, is the main source, the flow rate may vary but the soil remains wet for a significant part of the growing season. Precipitation is the main source if available water storage capacity is high; contribution by subsurface flow or groundwater flow, or both, increases as available water storage capacity decreases. Soils have a wide range in available water supply, texture, and depth, and are gleyed phases of well drained subgroups.

Parent Materials
Mode of Deposition Texture Chemical properties
Till (Morainal)

Morainal material (till) deposited by glacial ice: a mixture of boulders, sand, silt, and clay.

Fragmental

Fragmental

Moderately / Very Strongly Calcareous

6 - 40 CaCO3 equivalent (%)

Soil Layer Characteristics

Soil Layer Characteristics
Classification Physical Chemical Water
Layer Number Upper
depth
Lower
depth
hzn_lit hzn_mas hzn_suf hzn_mod bd cofrag tsand tsilt tclay domsand vfsand orgcarb vonpost wood phca ph2 bases caco3 cec ec ksat kp0 kp10 kp33 kp1500
1 0 12 A p 1.28 1 11 60 29 C 1 1.9 -9 -9 5.3 5.8 100 0 37 0 0.327 52 50 41 18
2 12 20 A he 1.14 1 9 62 29 C 2 2.3 -9 -9 4.7 5.3 99 0 40 0 0.425 58 50 45 16
3 20 40 B m 1 1.39 2 13 68 19 C 2 1.0 -9 -9 4.4 5.1 99 0 24 0 0.286 48 40 38 15
4 40 100 C 1.39 4 10 64 26 C 1 0.1 -9 -9 4.1 5.0 99 0 24 0 0.264 48 40 38 18
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