Description of soil MBHKSps~~~A (Hickson)

General Characteristics
Classification R.HG

Rego Humic Gleysol

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 Always

The water table is always present in the soil.

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 Very poorly drained

Water is removed from the soil so slowly that the water table remains at or on the surface for the greater part of the time the soil is not frozen. Excess water is present in the soil for the greater part of the time. Groundwater flow and subsurface flow are the major water sources. Precipitation is less important except where there is a perched water table with precipitation exceeding evapotranspiration. Soils have a wide range in available water storage capacity, texture, and depth, and are either Gleysolic or Organic.

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.

Medium

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

Extremely Calcareous

> 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 -20 -5 O mpks 0.18 0 -9 -9 -9 - -9 22.0 6 0 7.6 8.0 100 5 75 3 3.0 90 75 65 18
2 -5 0 O mks 0.14 0 -9 -9 -9 - -9 18.0 5 0 7.6 8.0 100 5 60 2 3.0 90 70 60 15
3 0 20 A hks 1.2 0 35 40 25 F 0 4.9 -9 -9 7.6 7.9 100 15 21 5 3.0 53 40 33 18
4 20 40 AC 1.5 0 45 35 20 F 0 1.5 -9 -9 8.0 8.3 100 35 17 5 3.0 43 28 23 12
5 40 100 C kgs 1.5 0 50 35 15 F 0 0.3 -9 -9 8.2 8.5 100 42 15 5 3.0 43 28 23 12
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