Status and Causes of Soil Salinization of Irrigated Agricultural Lands in Southern Baja California, Mexico

Table 3

Pedon description.

Soil	Depth (cm)	Boundary		Structure	Compactness	Roots
Horizon		Dis.	Con.
Site 1; After cultivation of fulijol beans
Ap1	0–18	Clear	Smooth	SG	Very loose	VF-f, F-f
Ap2	18–28	Clear	Smooth	SG	Very loose	VF-f, F-f
C1	28–50/58	Difuse	Wavy	SG	Loose	VF-f
C2	50/58–105	Clear	Smooth	SG	Loose	VF-f
C3	105–115+			SG	Loose	None
Site 2; Under cultivation of chille guerito
Ap	0–16	Clear	Smooth	SG	Very loose	VF-m, F-f
C1	16–40	Difuse	Smooth	SG	Medium	VF-f
C2	40–65/71	Clear	Wavy	SG	Loose	VF-f
C3	65/71–75+			SG	Loose	None
Site 3; Under cultivation of chille guerito
Ap	0–22	Difuse	Smooth	SBK-F-W, GR-F-W	Very loose	VF-m, F-f
C1	22–45	Difuse	Smooth	SBK-F-W, SBK-M-W	Loose	VF-co
C2	45–65	Difuse	Smooth	SBK-F-W, SBK-M-W	Loose	VF-co
C3	65–75+			MA	Loose	VF-f
Site 4-1; Under cultivation of chille guerito
Ap1	0–10	Clear	Smooth	SBK-M-W, GR-F-W	Very loose	VF-f
Ap2	10–22	Abrupt	Smooth	SBK-M-Mo, SBK-C-Mo	Very loose	VF-f
Bw	22–35	Clear	Wavy	SBK-M-Mo, ABK-M-Mo, ABK-M-S	Medium	None
Bk	35–46/49	Clear	Wavy	ABK-M-Mo	Compact	None
Bkm	46/49–60+			ABK-M-S	Very compact	None
Site 4-2; Under cultivation of fulijol beans
Ap1	0–10	Clear	Smooth	SBK-F-W, SBK-M-W	Very loose	VF-f
Ap2	10–20/25	Abrupt	Wavy	SBK-F-W	Very loose	VF-f
Bk	20/25–39/41	Difuse	Wavy	SBK-C-W	Loose	None
BC	39/41–66/71	Clear	Wavy	SBK-M-W	Medium	None
Bkm	66/71–75+			MA	Very compact	None
Site 5; Under cultivation of chille guerito
Ap	0–17/32	Abrupt	Wavy	SBK-M-W, GR-F-W	Loose	VF-co
Bk1	17/32–55	Difuse	Smooth	MA	Very compact	None
Bk2	55–60+			MA	Very compact	None

^aBoundary—Dis.: distinctnesss, Con.: configuration. Structure: type-size grade—type: GR: granular, MA: massive, ABK: angular blocky, SBK: subangular blocky, SG: single grain.—size: F: fine, M: medium, C: coarse.—grade: W: weak, Mo: moderate, S: strong. roots, size quantity—size: CO: coarse, F: fine, M: medium, VC: very coarse, VF: very fine. quantity—f: few, c: common, m: many.