Description of soil NBSAP71~~~A (SALTSPRING)
| Classification | D.GL |
|---|---|
| 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 | Fourth layer The growth of plant roots is restricted by the fourth layer. |
| Type of root restricting layer | Compact Till Compact (Basal) Till |
| 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. |
| Mode of Deposition | Texture | Chemical properties |
|---|---|---|
| Till (Morainal) Morainal material (till) deposited by glacial ice: a mixture of boulders, sand, silt, and clay. |
Moderately Fine Moderately Fine (USDA Texture Classes: SCL,FSCL,VFSCL,CL,SICL,GSCL,GL,CBCL). |
Extremely / Strongly Acidic pH < 5.6 |
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 | 20 | A | p | 1.2 | 20 | 27 | 42 | 31 | VF | 14 | 3.5 | -9 | -9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 60 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 10.0 | 44 | 40 | 35 | 20 | ||
| 2 | 20 | 24 | B | f | 1.15 | 20 | 22 | 44 | 34 | VF | 11 | 1.3 | -9 | -9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10.0 | 46 | 31 | 27 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 24 | 39 | A | e | 1.45 | 20 | 32 | 43 | 25 | VF | 18 | 0.6 | -9 | -9 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7.0 | 36 | 22 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 39 | 100 | B | tgj | 1.67 | 20 | 15 | 53 | 32 | VF | 7 | 0.2 | -9 | -9 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 68 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.5 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 16 | ||