Marton soil series NZ
A representative soil profile of the Marton series from New Zealand. (Photo provided by NZ Soils.co.nz and Waikato Regional Council.) For more information about New Zealand soils, visit;
When photographing soil profiles, a soil scientist will commonly use a knife to pick the face to show natural soil structure (left side of profile). Or they may use a knife or shovel to smooth the surface (right side of the profile) which helps show change in color or pedogenic features, or horizonation.
Marton soils from 0 - 25 cm; Dark greyish brown to very dark greyish brown silt loam, fine polyhedral structure. In the New Zealand Soil Classification system these soils are Argillic-fragic Perch-gley Pallic Soils. For more information about the New Zealand Soil Classification system, visit;
soils.landcareresearch.co.nz/describing-soils/nzsc/
In U.S. Soil Taxonomy, these soils are Aeric Kandiaqualfs. Aeric Kandiaqualfs below the A or Ap horizon, chroma that is too high for the Typic subgroup, but they are otherwise like Typic Kandiaqualfs in their defined properties and in most other properties. Aeric Kandiaqualfs are not known to occur in the United States.
Kandiaqualfs are the wet Alfisols that have a frigid, mesic, isomesic, or warmer temperature regime and a kandic horizon. The soils are allowed, but not required, to have a glossic horizon. Characteristically, they have the most warm and humid climates of the Aqualfs and the most water passing through the profile and have a relatively low base saturation for soils of this order. The vegetation is mostly tropical or subtropical hardwood forest. Slopes are nearly level or concave. Kandiaqualfs are mostly in tropical and subtropical areas. They are rare in the United States.
For additional information about U.S. Soil Taxonomy, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/cla...
Marton soil series NZ
A representative soil profile of the Marton series from New Zealand. (Photo provided by NZ Soils.co.nz and Waikato Regional Council.) For more information about New Zealand soils, visit;
When photographing soil profiles, a soil scientist will commonly use a knife to pick the face to show natural soil structure (left side of profile). Or they may use a knife or shovel to smooth the surface (right side of the profile) which helps show change in color or pedogenic features, or horizonation.
Marton soils from 0 - 25 cm; Dark greyish brown to very dark greyish brown silt loam, fine polyhedral structure. In the New Zealand Soil Classification system these soils are Argillic-fragic Perch-gley Pallic Soils. For more information about the New Zealand Soil Classification system, visit;
soils.landcareresearch.co.nz/describing-soils/nzsc/
In U.S. Soil Taxonomy, these soils are Aeric Kandiaqualfs. Aeric Kandiaqualfs below the A or Ap horizon, chroma that is too high for the Typic subgroup, but they are otherwise like Typic Kandiaqualfs in their defined properties and in most other properties. Aeric Kandiaqualfs are not known to occur in the United States.
Kandiaqualfs are the wet Alfisols that have a frigid, mesic, isomesic, or warmer temperature regime and a kandic horizon. The soils are allowed, but not required, to have a glossic horizon. Characteristically, they have the most warm and humid climates of the Aqualfs and the most water passing through the profile and have a relatively low base saturation for soils of this order. The vegetation is mostly tropical or subtropical hardwood forest. Slopes are nearly level or concave. Kandiaqualfs are mostly in tropical and subtropical areas. They are rare in the United States.
For additional information about U.S. Soil Taxonomy, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/cla...