Description of soil BCPEC~~~~~A (PENTICTON)
| Classification | O.BC |
|---|---|
| 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 | Never The water table is not present in the soil at any time. |
| Root restrictions | Sixth layer The growth of plant roots is restricted by the sixth layer. |
| Type of root restricting layer | Salinity Salinity (conductivity > 4 dS/m) |
| Drainage | Well drained Water is removed from the soil readily but not rapidly. Excess water flows downward readily into underlying pervious material or laterally as subsurface flow. Soils have intermediate available water storage capacity (4-5 cm) within the control section, and are generally intermediate in texture and depth. Water source is precipitation. On slopes subsurface flow may occur for short durations, but additions are equaled by losses. |
| Mode of Deposition | Texture | Chemical properties |
|---|---|---|
| Glaciolacustrine Used where there is evidence that the lacustrine materials were deposited in contact with glacial ice. One of the following characteristics must be present:
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Moderately Fine Moderately Fine (USDA Texture Classes: SCL,FSCL,VFSCL,CL,SICL,GSCL,GL,CBCL). |
Moderately / Very Strongly Calcareous 6 - 40 CaCO3 equivalent (%) |
Soil Layer Characteristics
| Classification | Physical | Chemical | Water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 22 | A | p | 1.04 | 0 | 15 | 63 | 22 | F | 4 | 2.0 | -9 | -9 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 98 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.3 | 61 | 36 | 29 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 22 | 32 | B | m | 1.11 | 0 | 14 | 66 | 20 | F | 4 | 1.1 | -9 | -9 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 100 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.3 | 58 | 42 | 32 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 32 | 51 | BC | k | 1 | 1.14 | 0 | 15 | 67 | 18 | F | 4 | 1.1 | -9 | -9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 100 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.3 | 57 | 41 | 37 | 12 | |
| 4 | 51 | 80 | BC | k | 2 | 1.15 | 0 | 17 | 67 | 16 | F | 4 | 0.6 | -9 | -9 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 100 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0.3 | 57 | 39 | 35 | 12 | |
| 5 | 80 | 96 | C | k | 1.22 | 0 | 14 | 74 | 12 | F | 4 | 0.4 | -9 | -9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 100 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0.3 | 54 | 26 | 20 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 96 | 120 | C | ks | 1.47 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 19 | F | 1 | 0.2 | -9 | -9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 100 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0.3 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 15 | ||