Description of soil SKAQCAS11~A (ASQUITH CA.DBC)

General Characteristics
Classification CA.DBC

Calcareous Dark Brown Chernozem

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 Unspecified period

The water table is present in the soil during an unspecified period.

Root restrictions Third layer

The growth of plant roots is restricted by the third layer.

Type of root restricting layer Salinity

Salinity (conductivity > 4 dS/m)

Drainage Moderately well drained

Water is removed from the soil somewhat slowly in relation to supply. Excess water is removed somewhat slowly due to low perviousness, shallow water table, lack of gradient, or some combination of these. Soils have intermediate to high water storage capacity (5-6 cm) within the control section and are usually medium to fined textured. Precipitation is the dominant water source in medium to fine textured soils; precipitation and significant additions by subsurface flow are necessary in coarse textured soils.

Parent Materials
Mode of Deposition Texture Chemical properties
Uppermost Fluvial

These sediments generally consist of gravel and sand with a minor fraction of silt and rarely of clay. The gravels are typically rounded and contain interstitial sand.

Moderately Coarse

Moderately Coarse (USDA Texture Classes: VFS,LVFS,CSL,SL,FSL,GSL,CBSL,GFSL).

Calcareous and Saline

Calcareous and Saline

Below Till (Morainal)

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

Medium

Medium (USDA Texture Classes: VFSL,L,SIL,SI,GL,GSIL).

Calcareous and Saline

Calcareous and Saline

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 15 A pk 1.4 0 91 5 4 F 18 0.5 -9 -9 6.8 7.0 100 3 7 0 47.29 47 -9 6 3
2 15 43 B mksa 1.5 0 85 7 8 F 18 0.8 -9 -9 7.0 7.2 100 5 12 4 33.33 43 -9 11 7
3 43 100 2 C ksa 1.5 0 39 27 34 F 12 0.2 -9 -9 7.9 8.0 100 12 21 6 2.64 43 -9 37 22
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