Table 2: Soil morphological characteristics of the pedons in the study area.

 

 

Soil color

 

Consistence

 

Horizon

Depth(cm)

Moist

Dry

Structure(one)

Dry

Moist

Wet

Structure(two)

Pedon1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

0-20

2.5 YR 2.5/1

(Redish black)

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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