Chromosol AU
Soil profile: A Melacic-mottled, Mesotrophic, Brown Chromosol. Original notes and photos provided by the State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) with revision.
Landscape: Undulating Low Hills on a north-west slope of low rise (7%) with native vegetation of Yellow stringy bark, Gippsland grey box, and Black wattle. The soils formed from Neogene sediments.
Chromosols (Australian Soil Classification) display strong texture contrast between the surface (A) horizons and the clay subsoil (B) horizons. The subsoil is also not strongly acid, i.e. pH is greater than 5.4 in water, and non-sodic (at least in the upper horizons). There may be a bleached subsurface (A2) horizon overlying the clay subsoil.
For more information about these soils, visit;
vro.agriculture.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/egregn.nsf/pages/eg_egg5
In soil taxonomy, these soils are commonly Alfisols and some Aridisols. For more information about Soil Taxonomy, visit;
Chromosol AU
Soil profile: A Melacic-mottled, Mesotrophic, Brown Chromosol. Original notes and photos provided by the State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) with revision.
Landscape: Undulating Low Hills on a north-west slope of low rise (7%) with native vegetation of Yellow stringy bark, Gippsland grey box, and Black wattle. The soils formed from Neogene sediments.
Chromosols (Australian Soil Classification) display strong texture contrast between the surface (A) horizons and the clay subsoil (B) horizons. The subsoil is also not strongly acid, i.e. pH is greater than 5.4 in water, and non-sodic (at least in the upper horizons). There may be a bleached subsurface (A2) horizon overlying the clay subsoil.
For more information about these soils, visit;
vro.agriculture.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/egregn.nsf/pages/eg_egg5
In soil taxonomy, these soils are commonly Alfisols and some Aridisols. For more information about Soil Taxonomy, visit;