Orthic Gray Luvisolic Soils

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L-F (6 to 0 cm) Very dark gray (10YR 3/1 m) relatively undecomposed leaf litter; abundant, medium, random roots; abrupt, wavy boundary; 4 to 10 cm thick 

Ahe (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 

 
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 
Orthic Gray Luvisol -Chemical Properties 
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 - - - -


PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 
Orthic Gray Luvisol -Physical Properties 
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

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