Health and Characteristics of Australian Apple Growing Soils
Table 4
Soil water limits.
Horizon
Soil order/state
n
Field capacity (%)
Air capacity (%)
Readily available water (%)
Plant available water capacity (%)
Bulk density (g/cm3)
σ
σ
σ
σ
σ
A1, A11, A12
Chromosol
10
37.32
5.93
11.56
6.90
11.58
2.92
26.49
5.78
1.33
0.19
Dermosol
14
41.35
3.18
6.97
3.29
8.22
2.22
23.20
7.01
1.34
0.09
Ferrosol
9
39.74
5.39
13.21
6.55
8.02
1.38
19.34
4.87
1.23
0.19
Hydrosol
2
43.74
1.67
7.03
5.22
8.04
0.04
24.06
3.90
1.28
0.07
Kandosol
2
25.87
4.08
18.45
6.21
8.66
0.46
14.97
5.38
1.56
0.15
Kurosol
10
40.35
4.92
8.50
4.17
10.46
2.09
26.09
4.73
1.33
0.18
Sodosol
1
32.69
10.85
12.36
26.52
1.48
A2
Chromosol
6
31.26
10.87
6.59
2.11
10.44
4.55
22.14
6.94
1.60
0.28
Dermosol
2
38.67
0.60
6.38
6.56
6.28
0.91
19.39
4.31
1.45
0.16
Kandosol
2
13.29
7.55
22.59
11.57
3.16
3.43
4.02
4.62
1.72
0.04
Kurosol
5
27.37
3.41
4.54
2.03
6.46
1.49
17.80
2.28
1.80
0.04
Sodosol
1
29.51
11.01
13.60
24.35
1.55
B2, B21, B22
Chromosol
10
39.30
9.69
4.39
2.37
4.28
1.17
12.62
4.52
1.55
0.20
Dermosol
19
40.60
4.28
4.55
3.41
5.30
1.28
16.05
3.09
1.46
0.14
Ferrosol
13
41.62
4.44
9.09
4.24
5.90
1.03
15.80
2.96
1.30
0.11
Hydrosol
2
44.47
4.48
2.81
1.29
9.16
0.65
30.90
0.14
1.39
0.20
Kandosol
2
32.69
4.62
2.42
0.51
3.39
1.22
10.80
3.28
1.72
0.13
Kurosol
6
45.46
7.29
3.10
2.19
4.07
0.86
15.14
4.04
1.35
0.18
Sodosol
2
35.06
5.96
3.72
0.29
3.47
0.04
10.17
0.46
1.66
0.15
A1, A11, A12
NSW
9
37.29
2.61
13.03
6.63
7.75
1.32
18.29
3.71
1.30
0.20
SA
13
39.29
5.36
10.86
5.88
10.34
3.74
23.97
8.35
1.30
0.13
TAS
8
40.31
5.03
9.75
3.73
10.76
2.19
25.83
4.81
1.30
0.19
VIC
15
41.27
5.18
5.96
3.21
9.08
1.61
26.18
3.40
1.36
0.14
WA
3
32.45
11.74
17.69
4.59
8.98
0.63
17.90
6.35
1.39
0.31
A2
SA
6
32.08
8.33
7.41
3.12
11.29
4.55
23.27
6.38
1.56
0.25
TAS
4
26.07
2.04
5.36
1.02
6.89
1.33
17.16
2.07
1.80
0.05
VIC
3
30.11
9.60
4.08
4.46
5.61
0.84
19.01
4.25
1.74
0.16
WA
3
23.57
18.59
17.69
11.78
5.12
4.16
9.23
9.61
1.59
0.24
B2, B21, B22
NSW
16
41.68
4.40
9.18
3.84
5.85
0.95
15.68
2.60
1.29
0.10
SA
16
41.33
6.22
4.12
2.52
4.96
1.29
14.30
4.14
1.48
0.15
TAS
8
43.29
7.38
3.71
2.47
4.65
1.30
15.80
3.65
1.40
0.18
VIC
11
39.03
7.62
2.67
1.64
5.17
2.31
17.93
7.32
1.55
0.18
WA
3
32.94
3.29
4.34
3.35
3.23
0.90
9.26
3.54
1.70
0.10
Field capacity = −10 kPa, air capacity = 0 to −10 kPa, readily available water = −10 to −50 kPa, and plant available water content = −10 kPa to −1500 kPa.
