VISUALISING AUSTRALASIA'S SOILS

Southern Farming Systems (SFS) soil tests

Sites

132

Samples

914

Results

12,721

Soil Properties

47

Analyses

83

Sample Depths

combined

All depths

Property Procedure Unit Count Min Max Avg Median StdDev
Colour Human observation process - 52
Total Carbon MIR Mg.ha-1 158 8.19 130 43.91 39.5 21.92
Soil classification ASC Order - 655
Soil water content 2A1 % 238 3.98 23.5 14.72 14.9 4.2
Soil water content 2B1 % 30 5.2 19.5 13.09 13.1 4.04
Soil texture MIR - 40
Mineral soils field texture grade Field soil texture procedure - 52
Field texture Field soil texture procedure - 84
Calcium to magnesium ratio 15M1 - 196 0.34 9.22 5.39 5.56 1.74
Clay content MIR % 40 7.2 10.3 8.84 8.9 0.66
Clay content MIR mg.g-1 158 93.7 712 387 377 140
Exchangeable cation ratio 15D3-ECR # 40 10 23 16.88 17 3.02
Concentration of organic carbon as humus or decomposed materials < 0.053mm 6C1HUMa t.ha-1 158 0 71.4 23.21 20.5 13.01
Concentration of particulate organic carbon 6C1POCa t.ha-1 157 0 30.5 7.34 7.17 4.06
Potassium to magnesium ratio 15M1 - 57 0.55 1.6 1.02 1 0.22
Concentration of recalcitrant organic carbon 6C1RECa t.ha-1 158 0 29.4 9.95 8.8 5.92
Sand content MIR % 40 70.6 79.7 75.88 76.2 2.39
Silt content MIR % 40 12.4 19.9 15.29 14.7 2.1
Aluminium concentration 15O1 % 29 0 5.4 1.37 1 1.46
Ammonium (NH4) concentration NH4 mg.kg-1 36 2 36 11.69 11 6.63
Ammonium (NH4) concentration 7C2a mg.kg-1 382 0.5 80.2 3.86 1.8 6.69
Boron concentration 12C2 mg.kg-1 61 0.46 1 0.74 0.75 0.14
Carbon concentration 6B2 Mg.ha-1 158 8.04 145 48.81 45.2 23.32
Carbon - inorganic concentration MIR cm 4 0 0 0 0 0
Carbon - inorganic concentration MIR Mg.ha-1 154 0 0.48 0.07 0.03 0.09
Carbon - inorganic concentration Inorganic carbon calculation Mg.ha-1 158 0 0.29 0 0 0.02
Carbon - organic concentration SOC % 36 2.04 6.51 3.26 3.19 1.01
Carbon - organic concentration 6A1 % 181 0 1.71 0.92 0.98 0.38
Carbon - organic concentration 6B2 % 158 0.61 7.4 2.56 2.22 1.27
Carbon - organic concentration 6B4b t.ha-1 158 7.89 142 44.95 40.1 22.22
Carbon - organic concentration Total Organic Carbon - 6B2 wit... Mg.ha-1 158 8.04 145 48.81 45.2 23.32
Chloride concentration 5A1 mg.kg-1 63 9.55 126 36.3 31.1 22.19
Chloride concentration 5A2b mg.kg-1 89 10 140 36.92 26 30.88
Copper concentration 12A1 mg.kg-1 124 0.24 9.9 0.83 0.76 0.91
Iron concentration 12A1 mg.kg-1 125 17.6 200 90.43 91 29.75
Manganese concentration 12A1 mg.kg-1 125 1.13 14 5.98 5.4 2.32
Nitrate concentration NO3 mg.kg-1 36 2 64 19.89 9 18.31
Nitrate concentration 7B1 mg.kg-1 63 0.55 60 19.7 15.9 14.44
Nitrate concentration 7C2a mg.kg-1 381 0.52 97 13.38 7 15.88
Nitrate concentration 7C2a - 1
Nitrogen concentration 7A5 t.ha-1 158 0 11.8 4.13 3.94 1.86
Nitrogen concentration 7A6b Mg.ha-1 158 0.66 11 3.63 3.3 1.72
PH CACL2-PH pH 86 4 6 4.88 4.8 0.44
PH H2O-PH pH 86 4.7 7 5.72 5.6 0.49
PH 4A1 pH 228 5.3 9.4 6.29 6.13 0.68
PH 4B2 pH 243 4.5 8.5 5.6 5.47 0.67
PH 4B5 pH 158 4.09 6.68 5.41 5.37 0.5
Phosphorus concentration 9B mg.kg-1 36 16 120 47.69 43 24.74
Phosphorus concentration 9B2 mg.kg-1 228 4.05 130 66.54 67 23.77
Phosphorus concentration 9C mg.kg-1 34 5.4 40.2 16.77 15.9 8.45
Potassium concentration 18A1 mg.kg-1 214 36 545 251 248 95.09
Silicon concentration MIR mg.g-1 158 456 964 698 693 108
Sulphur concentration 10D1 mg.kg-1 418 3 77 13.72 11 9
Zinc concentration 12A1 mg.kg-1 125 0.09 1.7 0.75 0.72 0.27
Soil bulk density Bulk Density procedure Mg.m-3 158 0.88 1.78 1.32 1.31 0.17
Cation exchange capacity 15G1 cmol.kg-1 40 0.02 0.12 0.03 0.02 0.03
Effective cation exchange capacity 15J1 cmol.kg-1 104 2.6 8.38 5.25 5.33 1.18
Effective cation exchange capacity 15J1 meq.Hg 124 3.28 27.8 6.15 5.59 3.15
Electrical conductivity EC dS.m-1 86 0.02 0.39 0.09 0.08 0.06
Electrical conductivity 14B1 dS.m-1 92 0.3 6.2 2.24 1.9 1.47
Electrical conductivity 3A1 dS.m-1 243 0.04 0.41 0.12 0.11 0.06
Exchangeable aluminium concentration 15G1-15D3-ECEC-AL % 40 0 0.9 0.09 0 0.21
Exchangeable aluminium concentration EXCH-AL meq.Hg 85 0.01 2.43 0.28 0.19 0.37
Exchangeable aluminium concentration 15G1 cmol.kg-1 80 0 0.2 0.05 0.02 0.05
Exchangeable aluminium concentration 15G1 meq.Hg 124 0.01 0.22 0.05 0.05 0.04
Exchangeable aluminium concentration 15G1 mg.kg-1 26 0 17 5.89 9 5.45
Exchangeable calcium concentration 15D3-15G1-ECEC-CA % 40 61.2 78.3 70.1 70.5 4.15
Exchangeable calcium concentration EXCH-CA meq.Hg 86 0.97 27.51 5.61 4.46 4.92
Exchangeable calcium concentration 15A1 % 124 19.1 79.8 68.92 70.6 9.88
Exchangeable calcium concentration 15A1 meq.Hg 124 2.1 7.18 4.03 3.91 1.06
Exchangeable calcium concentration 15D3 % 28 54 78 67.75 70 7.46
Exchangeable calcium concentration 15D3 cmol.kg-1 104 1.4 6.5 3.65 3.6 1.03
Exchangeable calcium concentration 15D3 mg.kg-1 40 615 1060 817 801 122
Exchangeable hydrogen concentration 15G1-15D3-ECEC-H % 40 0 1.8 0.26 0 0.47
Exchangeable hydrogen concentration 15G1 cmol.kg-1 40 0.02 0.09 0.03 0.02 0.02
Exchangeable magnesium concentration 15D3-15G1-ECEC-MG % 40 9.4 16.7 12.71 12.4 1.83
Exchangeable magnesium concentration EXCH-MG meq.Hg 86 0.19 34.25 4.19 2.01 6.18
Exchangeable magnesium concentration 15A1 % 124 8.57 56.2 16.09 13.1 8.35
Exchangeable magnesium concentration 15A1 meq.Hg 124 0.42 14 1.16 0.72 1.92
Exchangeable magnesium concentration 15D3 % 23 10 25 14.52 13 4.14
Exchangeable magnesium concentration 15D3 cmol.kg-1 104 0.4 1.5 0.71 0.7 0.17
Exchangeable magnesium concentration 15D3 mg.kg-1 40 66 127 89.43 88 15.08
Exchangeable potassium concentration 15D3-15G1-ECEC-K % 40 6.5 18 13.1 13 2.81
Exchangeable potassium concentration EXCH-K meq.Hg 86 0.04 1.42 0.39 0.3 0.31
Exchangeable potassium concentration 15A1 % 124 4.69 17.2 10.58 10.2 2.48
Exchangeable potassium concentration 15A1 meq.Hg 124 0.23 1.3 0.63 0.61 0.23
Exchangeable potassium concentration 15D3 % 17 8.3 17 12.02 12 2.3
Exchangeable potassium concentration 15D3 cmol.kg-1 104 0.22 1.13 0.68 0.71 0.2
Exchangeable potassium concentration 15D3 mg.kg-1 40 149 441 301 301 84.8
Exchangeable sodium concentration 15D3-15G1-ECEC-NA % 40 1.9 5.3 3.7 3.7 0.8
Exchangeable sodium concentration EXCH-NA meq.Hg 86 0.06 4.49 0.7 0.36 0.85
Exchangeable sodium concentration 15A1 % 124 1.12 19.8 4.45 3.97 2.91
Exchangeable sodium concentration 15A1 meq.Hg 124 0.08 5.29 0.33 0.21 0.67
Exchangeable sodium concentration 15D3 cmol.kg-1 104 0.05 0.36 0.18 0.17 0.06
Exchangeable sodium concentration 15D3 mg.kg-1 40 22.1 81.8 49.54 49.5 12.47
Exchangeable sodium concentration 15N1 % 17 1.4 3.7 2.54 2.6 0.68
Phosphorus buffering index 9I2b # 104 25 67 42.28 41 8.06
Phosphorus buffering index 9I4a # 123 20.8 1380 55.71 36 125
Soluble salt concentration 3A1-TDS mg.L-1 20 91 150 118 110 20.92
Dispersion P6-LP # 16 2 3 2.25 2 0.45