Rukuhia soil series NZ
A representative soil profile of the Rukuhia series from New Zealand. (Photo provided by NZ Soils.co.nz and Waikato Regional Council.) For more information about New Zealand soils, visit;
Rukuhia soils from 0 - 15 cm; Reddish black very weakly decomposed peat. In the New Zealand Soil Classification system these soils are Acid Fibric Organic 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 Hemic Haplofibrists. These are the Fibrists in which the temperature regime is warmer than cryic and less than three-fourths of the fiber volume is derived from Sphagnum. The fibers may have been derived from wood, grasses, sedges, mosses, and other herbaceous plants or from some combination of these.
If these soils are drained and cultivated under the present technology, the organic materials will decompose either slowly or rapidly, depending on the management used and the temperature. Eventually, within some decades, the Haplofibrists that are drained and cultivated will be replaced first by Hemists and Saprists and then by mineral soils. Most of these soils in the United States support native vegetation.
For additional information about U.S. Soil Taxonomy, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/cla...
Rukuhia soil series NZ
A representative soil profile of the Rukuhia series from New Zealand. (Photo provided by NZ Soils.co.nz and Waikato Regional Council.) For more information about New Zealand soils, visit;
Rukuhia soils from 0 - 15 cm; Reddish black very weakly decomposed peat. In the New Zealand Soil Classification system these soils are Acid Fibric Organic 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 Hemic Haplofibrists. These are the Fibrists in which the temperature regime is warmer than cryic and less than three-fourths of the fiber volume is derived from Sphagnum. The fibers may have been derived from wood, grasses, sedges, mosses, and other herbaceous plants or from some combination of these.
If these soils are drained and cultivated under the present technology, the organic materials will decompose either slowly or rapidly, depending on the management used and the temperature. Eventually, within some decades, the Haplofibrists that are drained and cultivated will be replaced first by Hemists and Saprists and then by mineral soils. Most of these soils in the United States support native vegetation.
For additional information about U.S. Soil Taxonomy, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/cla...