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IV.B Ebom soil type
PROFILE 133
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Depth (cm) Hor.
0- 0- 10 Ah
10- 21 BA
21- 50 Bwsl
50- 78 Bws2
78-114 BC
Cui
Acri-xanthic Ferralsol (FAO)
Typic Kandiudult (Soil Taxonomy)
On 16-06-95 by Gerard Hazeu
About About 100 m N of Mebanga village; r48'64 Nand 10°37'87 E
500 m
Undulating to rolling uplands; lower slope 5%
Gneisses of the Precambrian shield
Agricultural field
Well drained
Deep, yellowish brown clay with sandy loam topsoil
Description
dark yellowish brown (IOYR3/4); sandy loam; weak very fine crumb;
loose, non sticky and slightly plastic; many very fine to fine roots; clear
and smooth transition to
dark yellowish brown (IOYR4/6); sandy clay; weak to moderate, very fine
to fine sub angular blocky; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic;
common very fine to fine roots; gradual and smooth transition to
yellowish brown (IOYR5/6); slightly gravelly clay; weak to moderate, very
fine to fine fine subangular blocky; friable, slightly sticky and and slightly plastic;
few very fine to fine roots; clear and and smooth transition to
yellowish brown (I0YRS/6); gravelly clay; few small to large, hard
irregular iron concretions; weak to moderate, very fine to fine subangular
blocky; friable, slightly slightly sticky and slightly plastic; no roots; gradual and
smooth transition to
yellowish brown (I (IOYR5/6); OYR5/6); gravelly to very gravelly clay; frequent small
to large, soft to hard hard irregular iron concretions; weak to moderate, very fine
to fine subangular blocky; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; no
roots.
Horizon Depth (cm)
Profile 133
Particle size distribution
% of fine earth; in I'm
pH