Orthic Gray Luvisolic Soils
Profile descriptionAhe (0 to 3 cm) Very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2 m) silt loam; weak, very fine to fine granular; friable; plentiful, fine to medium, random roots; gradual, irregular boundary; 1 to 5 cm thick Ae (3 to 19 cm) Dark grayish brown to grayish brown (10YR 4.5/2 m) loam; weak to moderate, fine platy; friable; plentiful, very fine to medium, vertical roots; gradual wavy boundary;15 to 21 cm thick AB (19 to 25 cm) Pale brown (10YR 4/3 m), white (10YR 8/2 d) exterior peds, brown (10YR 4/3 m) interior peds; clay loam; strong, coarse angular blocky; firm; plentiful, very fine to fine vertical roots; clear, wavy boundary; 2 to 8 cm thick Bt (25 to 45 cm) Very drak grayish brown (10YR 3/2 m) exterior peds and drak grayish brown (10YR 4/2 m) interior peds; clay loam; strong, coarse angular blocky; very firm; plentiful, very fine vertical roots; moderately thick, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films in all voids and on ped faces; gradual, wavy boundary; 17 to 23 cm thick BC (45 to 78 cm) Very dark gray to gray (10YR 3.5/1 m) clay loam; moderate to strong subangular blocky; very firm; few, very fine vertical roots; many, moderately thick, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films in many voids and many ped fa ces; abrupt wavy boundary; 30 to 45 cm thick Ck (78 to 110 cm) Very dark gray to gray (10YR 3.5/1 m) clay loam; moderate to strong, medium, subangular blocky; firm; very few, fine vertical roots; many, moderately thin, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films in many voids and vertical ped surfaces; abrupt wavy boundary; 22 to 33 cm thick |
Orthic Gray Luvisol | -Chemical Properties | ||||||
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Horizons | pH | Total C | CEC | Ca2+ | Mg2+ | Na+ | K+ |
(cmolc kg-1) | |||||||
Ahe | 6.7 | 2.6 | 15.4 | 11.7 | 2.8 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Ae | 5.6 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.00 | 0.14 |
AB | 4.9 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 0.05 | 0.20 |
Bt | 4.8 | 0.5 | 22.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 0.11 | 0.40 |
BC | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ck | 7.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Orthic Gray Luvisol | -Physical Properties | |||
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Horizon | Sand | Silt | Clay | BD |
Ahe | 38 | 50 | 12 | - |
Ae | 38 | 49 | 13 | 1.44 |
AB | 33 | 37 | 30 | 1.36 |
Bt | 34 | 28 | 38 | 1.94 |
BC | 36 | 29 | 35 | 1.95 |
Ck | 32 | 34 | 34 | - |