Table 2: Soil morphological characteristics of the pedons in the study area.
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Soil color |
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Consistence |
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Horizon |
Depth(cm) |
Moist |
Dry |
Structure(one) |
Dry |
Moist |
Wet |
Structure(two) |
Pedon1 |
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A |
0-20 |
2.5 YR 2.5/1 (Redish black)
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2.5 YR 3/3 (Dark redish brown) |
Strongly very coarse, granular |
Very hard |
Very firm |
Sticky and plastic |
Strongly coarse granular |
AB |
20-35 |
2.5 YR 2.5/2 (Very dusk red) |
10 R 3/3 (Dusky red) |
Moderately coarse granular |
Soft |
Very firm |
Very sticky and plastic |
Moderately coarse granular |
Bt1 |
35-100 |
10 R ¾ (Dusky red) |
2.5 YR 3/6 (Dark red) |
Weakly very coarse prismatic |
Soft |
Very friable |
Very sticky and plastic |
Moderately fine angular blocky |
Bt2 |
100-200 |
2.5 YR ¾ (Dark redish brown) |
2.5 YR 4/6 (Red) |
Weakly very coarse prismatic |
Soft |
Very friable |
Very sticky and plastic |
Moderately fine angular blocky |
Pedon2 |
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Ap |
0-20 |
5 YR 2.5/1 (Dark redish brown) |
2.5 YR 2.5/2 (Dark redish brown) |
Moderately very coarse granular |
Slightly hard |
Very firm |
Sticky and plastic |
Strongly coarse granular |
BA |
20-45 |
10 R 3/3 (Dusky red) |
2.5 YR 3/1 (Dark redish grey) |
Moderately very coarse granular |
Soft |
Very friable |
Very sticky and plastic |
Moderately coarse granular |
Bt |
45-120 |
2.5 YR 2.5/3 (Dark redish brown) |
10 R 3/6 (Dark red) |
Weakly very coarse prismatic |
Soft |
Very friable |
Very sticky and plastic |
Moderately fine angular blocky |