Soil description

The soil type is, a black earth (Ug 5.15; Northcote 1974) derived from basalt is an Udic Pellustert and belongs to the Irving clay soil association (Thompson and Beckman 1959). The soil is strongly self-mulching and exhibits gross cracking in a dry condition.

The surface is strongly self-mulching and exhibitsstrong cracking when dry. The soil has a plant water capacity of 250 mm in the top 1.5 m.

Climate

Climate detail

Rainfall summary

Methodology

Treatments and operations

Soil water

Summary of soil water

Sample result

Runoff depth and rate, and sediment concentration and erosion for four tillage/soil cover conditions, Greenmount (5/2/1980)