Kandosol AU
A representative soil profile in a map unit of brown or red loams grading to clay. These soils are deep loamy duplexes and earths soils from Moora to Kojonup of the West Midlands of Australia. (Base photo provided by Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Agriculture and Food, Government of Western Australia.)
Topsoil
Neutral pH
Firm to hard-setting surface soil
Subsoil
Neutral to alkaline
Sodic with moderate to low permeability
For more information about these soils including common management constraints, visit:
www.agric.wa.gov.au/mycrop/mysoil-sandy-earths-west-midlands
For more information about the soils of Western Australia, visit;
www.agric.wa.gov.au/mycrop/mysoil-deep-loamy-duplexes-and...
In the Australian soil classification system, the soils in this unit include: Red or Yellow or Brown Chromosols, and Red or Yellow or Brown Sodosols, and Red or Brown Kandosols, and Red or Brown Dermosols.
Chromosols are soils that display a strong texture contrast between surface (A) horizons and subsoil (B) horizons. The upper part of the subsoil ranges from slightly acid to alkaline (pH >5.5) but is not sodic. Using the Australian Soil Classification, Chromosols can be grouped further (in to Suborders) based on the color of the upper 20 cm of the subsoil (i.e. Red, Brown, Yellow, Grey and Black). These can be further differentiated based on subsoil characteristics (in to Great Groups) such as the nutrient level capacities and ratios and the presence of carbonate or lime.
Sodosols are soils which display a strong texture contrast between surface (A) horizons and subsoil (B) horizons which are sodic. Using the Australian Soil Classification, Sodosols can be grouped further based on the color of the upper 20 cm of the subsoil (ie. Red, Brown, Yellow and Grey). These can then be further differentiated based on subsoil characteristics such as level of sodicity and presence of carbonate (lime).
For more information about the Australian Soil Classification System, visit;
www.clw.csiro.au/aclep/asc_re_on_line_V2/soilhome.htm
In Soil Taxonomy, these soils are primarily Alfisols, Ultisols, or some Mollisols. For more information about Soil Taxonomy, visit:
Kandosol AU
A representative soil profile in a map unit of brown or red loams grading to clay. These soils are deep loamy duplexes and earths soils from Moora to Kojonup of the West Midlands of Australia. (Base photo provided by Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Agriculture and Food, Government of Western Australia.)
Topsoil
Neutral pH
Firm to hard-setting surface soil
Subsoil
Neutral to alkaline
Sodic with moderate to low permeability
For more information about these soils including common management constraints, visit:
www.agric.wa.gov.au/mycrop/mysoil-sandy-earths-west-midlands
For more information about the soils of Western Australia, visit;
www.agric.wa.gov.au/mycrop/mysoil-deep-loamy-duplexes-and...
In the Australian soil classification system, the soils in this unit include: Red or Yellow or Brown Chromosols, and Red or Yellow or Brown Sodosols, and Red or Brown Kandosols, and Red or Brown Dermosols.
Chromosols are soils that display a strong texture contrast between surface (A) horizons and subsoil (B) horizons. The upper part of the subsoil ranges from slightly acid to alkaline (pH >5.5) but is not sodic. Using the Australian Soil Classification, Chromosols can be grouped further (in to Suborders) based on the color of the upper 20 cm of the subsoil (i.e. Red, Brown, Yellow, Grey and Black). These can be further differentiated based on subsoil characteristics (in to Great Groups) such as the nutrient level capacities and ratios and the presence of carbonate or lime.
Sodosols are soils which display a strong texture contrast between surface (A) horizons and subsoil (B) horizons which are sodic. Using the Australian Soil Classification, Sodosols can be grouped further based on the color of the upper 20 cm of the subsoil (ie. Red, Brown, Yellow and Grey). These can then be further differentiated based on subsoil characteristics such as level of sodicity and presence of carbonate (lime).
For more information about the Australian Soil Classification System, visit;
www.clw.csiro.au/aclep/asc_re_on_line_V2/soilhome.htm
In Soil Taxonomy, these soils are primarily Alfisols, Ultisols, or some Mollisols. For more information about Soil Taxonomy, visit: