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Annex 6. Soil properties - FAO74 classification


FAO74

FAO unit

Clay

pH

Org. C

Tot. N

Exch. K

CEC

Bulk

Avail. P

Erod.*

Depth*

%

%

%

cmol/kg

cmol/kg

kg/dm3

ppm

Af

Ferric Acrisol

30.6

5

1.01

0.088

0.22

6.39

1.44

3.3

2

1

Ag

Gleyic Acrisol

17.9

4.7

2.16

0.119

0.40

9.56

1.41

1.5

3

2

Ah

Humic Acrisol

37.0

4.9

3.32

0.266

0.22

12.95

1.32

8.0

1

1

Ao

Orthic Acrisol

21.3

4.9

0.87

0.083

0.21

5.18

1.38

4.0

3

3

Ap

Plinthic Acrisol

19.2

4.7

1.34

0.141

0.11

5.11

1.53

4.5

4

1

Bc

Chromic Cambisol

23.5

6.9

0.71

0.069

0.78

11.66

1.33

5.5

3

1

Bd

Dystric Cambisol

24.7

5.1

1.27

0.118

0.33

9.32

1.27

5.7

3

1

Be

Eutric Cambisol

23.3

6.7

1.07

0.109

1.86

12.88

1.45

12.6

3

2

Bf

Ferralic Cambisol

27.8

5.1

0.88

0.073

0.52

6.64

1.28

2.3

3

1

Bg

Gleyic Cambisol

25.9

5.8

0.89

0.078

0.34

12.06

1.5

7.6

3

1

Bh

Humic Cambisol

42.1

5.1

5.01

0.402

0.25

16.87

1.15

2.0

1

1

Bk

Calcic Cambisol

26.6

8.1

0.76

0.106

0.85

19.79

1.45

4.3

3

1

Bv

Vertic Cambisol

40.5

6.9

0.95

0.097

0.83

25.27

1.41

2.0

4

2

Ch

Haplic Chernozem

50.0

7.7

2.19

0.260

0.10

35.80

1.42

3.0

1

1

Ck

Calcic Chernozem

40.7

8.1

0.89

0.100

1.25

22.61

1.37

3.3

1

1

Cl

Luvic Chernozem

27.8

7.6

0.81

0.090

0.68

13.01

1.65

3.1

1

1

E

Rendzinas

21.5

7.6

1.59

0.163

0.95

21.88

1.34

17.4

2

3

Fa

Acric Ferralsol

50.1

4.7

1.60

0.094

0.22

7.51

1.12

1.6

3

2

Fh

Humic Ferralsol

41.2

4.9

2.99

0.190

0.18

9.96

1.21

7.5

2

1

Fo

Orthic Ferralsol

37.0

5

1.44

0.108

0.24

8.33

1.4

4.1

2

2

Fp

Plinthic Ferralsol

31.5

4.9

1.29

0.077

0.25

5.83

1.31

4.3

3

3

Fr

Rhodic Ferralsol

46.7

5.5

1.31

0.103

0.29

8.57

1.25

4.6

3

2

Fx

Xanthic Ferralsol

27.3

4.5

1.00

0.067

0.09

5.62

1.26

4.3

4

2

G

Gleysols

42.3

5.7

1.51

0.151

1.09

20.60

1.38

5.2

2

1

Gc

Calcaric Gleysol

50.4

7.5

1.17

0.120

1.55

27.86

1.65

3.1

1

1

Gd

Dystric Gleysol

48.0

5

2.35

0.160

1.10

25.79

1.2

6.5

3

1

Ge

Eutric Gleysol

29.8

6.2

1.35

0.077

0.95

17.84

1.43

4.6

3

1

Gh

Humic Gleysol

34.8

5.1

5.18

0.381

0.25

16.38

1.45

4.4

1

1

Gm

Mollic Gleysol

48.3

6.6

2.51

0.243

1.58

29.18

1.44

6.6

1

1

Gp

Plinthic Gleysol

48.6

5.4

2.58

0.258

1.24

20.60

1.03

3.5

3

2

Hc

Calcaric Phaeozem

35.9

7.9

0.99

0.106

0.81

30.83

1.49

21.7

1

1

Hg

Gleyic Phaeozem

45.8

6

1.99

0.120

0.79

22.57

1.45

5.6

1

1

Hh

Haplic Phaeozem

39.5

6.4

2.42

0.222

1.18

28.12

1.43

21.0

2

1

Hl

Luvic Phaeozem

40.2

6.3

1.59

0.129

1.85

27.57

1.48

31.8

2

1

I

Lithosols

32.0

7.7

3.88

0.433

1.10

11.53

1.42

6.0

3

3

J

Fluvisols

31.8

7.5

0.70

0.070

0.77

14.80

1.4

11.3

2

1

Jc

Calcaric Fluvisol

25.7

8.1

0.83

0.077

1.29

27.45

1.45

9.2

1

1

Jd

Dystric Fluvisol

36.3

4.8

1.88

0.158

0.18

15.04

1.36

11.6

2

1

Je

Eutric Fluvisol

22.3

7

1.07

0.116

0.63

12.51

1.42

13.7

2

1

Jt

Thionic Fluvisol

43.0

4.8

4.11

0.209

0.99

17.92

1.07

12.2

5

1

L

Luvisols

22.4

6.4

0.56

0.056

0.46

10.50

1.54

3.9

3

1

La

Albic Luvisol

5.5

6.4

0.28

0.033

0.18

2.92

1.62

1.8

4

1

Lc

Chromic Luvisol

24.9

6.4

0.70

0.094

0.64

12.34

1.53

5.3

3

1

Lf

Ferric Luvisol

21.3

5.9

0.63

0.078

0.40

6.24

1.55

3.0

1

1

Lg

Gleyic Luvisol

29.0

6.1

0.66

0.170

0.60

18.02

1.48

2.9

2

1

Lk

Calcic Luvisol

17.2

8

0.36

0.076

0.68

10.80

1.57

4.9

2

1

Lo

Orthic Luvisol

16.9

6.3

0.46

0.052

0.47

9.42

1.55

4.8

3

1

Lp

Plinthic Luvisol

16.7

5.8

0.58

0.172

0.25

4.24

1.66

2.2

4

2

Lv

Vertic Luvisol

47.6

7

1.26

0.116

2.79

25.56

1.5

21.2

4

2

Mo

Orthic Greyzem

33.7

6.7

1.47

0.180

0.33

15.23

1.5

1.3

2

1

Nd

Dystric Nitosol

10.5

4.9

0.61

0.083

0.13

12.09

1.42

15.0

2

1

Ne

Eutric Nitosol

15.2

6.2

0.53

0.102

0.46

7.15

1.49

2.9

2

1

Nh

Humic Nitosol

16.1

5.2

2.49

0.249

0.41

19.40

1.27

4.3

1

1

Od

Dystric Histosol

4.8

4.5

32.18

1.305

0.47

56.71

0.31

19.6

1

2

Oe

Eutric Histosol

5.1

5.8

40.30

4.000

1.13

86.40

0.33

23.9

1

2

Pg

Gleyic Podzol

16.7

4.7

1.80

0.102

0.13

8.16

1.28

7.9

2

2

Ph

Humic Podzol

3.5

4.2

2.00

0.114

0.06

5.75

1.35

2.8

2

2

Qa

Albic Arenosol

5.7

6.1

0.46

0.042

0.18

3.16

1.59

5.3

4

1

Qc

Cambic Arenosol

6.1

6.6

0.27

0.036

0.30

4.05

1.62

3.4

3

1

Qf

Ferralic Arenosol

5.6

5.6

0.34

0.067

0.15

2.93

1.63

3.1

3

1

Ql

Luvic Arenosol

4.9

6.5

0.23

0.023

0.22

3.32

1.58

2.0

4

1

R

Regosols

18.1

6.3

0.66

0.066

0.45

10.20

1.51

7.8

3

2

Rc

Calcaric Regosol

20.5

8

0.38

0.138

0.54

10.54

1.46

10.3

2

2

Rd

Dystric Regosol

15.3

5.1

1.05

0.095

0.22

7.45

1.51

6.7

3

2

Re

Eutric Regosol

18.6

6.4

0.91

0.121

0.58

14.55

1.56

7.2

3

2

Sg

Gleyic Solonetz

16.2

8

0.38

0.025

0.69

9.47

1.72

2.5

5

2

Sm

Mollic Solonetz

25.5

6.6

0.65

0.080

0.90

13.85

1.68

1.5

3

2

So

Orthic Solonetz

29.8

8.4

0.53

0.058

0.80

18.58

1.63

2.3

5

2

Th

Humic Andosol

19.0

5.5

6.30

0.544

0.52

28.72

0.7

13.3

1

1

Tm

Mollic Andosol

46.3

6.1

3.24

0.406

1.64

25.21

0.73

16.8

1

1

To

Ochric Andosol

56.5

5.8

1.68

0.178

0.80

31.65

0.79

20.4

2

1

Tv

Vitric Andosol

5.3

6.1

7.06

0.735

0.85

38.58

0.8

17.4

2

1

U

Rankers

8.7

5.6

2.32

0.202

0.18

8.15

1.48

2.1

3

3

V

Vertisols

57.4

7.5

0.80

0.080

1.21

45.30

1.67

6.5

4

2

Vc

Chromic Vertisol

55.8

7.9

0.90

0.087

1.37

42.95

1.71

8.2

4

2

Vp

Pellic Vertisol

59.2

7.2

1.16

0.125

1.05

48.61

1.59

3.6

4

2

W

Planosols

12.6

6

0.65

0.065

0.42

8.60

1.57

1.5

4

2

Wd

Dystric Planosol

6.0

4.2

0.20

0.025

0.25

3.00

1.28

1.1

4

2

We

Eutric Planosol

17.7

5.9

0.63

0.059

0.66

8.82

1.51

1.5

4

2

Ws

Solodic Planosol

14.1

6.4

0.50

0.048

0.35

6.69

1.72

1.8

4

2

X

Xerosols

16.7

7.6

0.42

0.042

0.64

10.20

1.49

5.2

4

2

Xh

Haplic Xerosol

10.5

8

0.45

0.052

0.83

7.80

1.52

4.1

4

2

Xk

Calcic Xerosol

22.1

7.9

0.72

0.090

0.45

13.81

1.43

6.1

4

2

Xl

Luvic Xerosol

17.0

7.3

0.32

0.033

0.50

10.71

1.53

6.9

4

2

Xy

Gypsic Xerosol

17.0

7.9

1.32

0.100

0.80

11.10

1.39

5.2

4

2

Y

Yermosols

20.4

7.9

0.25

0.025

0.45

7.50

1.51

7.4

4

2

Yh

Haplic Yermosol

32.5

8.1

0.17

0.030

0.55

24.65

1.54

7.0

4

2

Yk

Calcic Yermosol

12.5

8

0.12

0.027

0.49

8.46

1.49

8.0

4

2

Yl

Luvic Yermosol

16.2

7.5

0.27

0.026

0.31

9.83

1.6

7.8

4

2

Yt

Takyric Yermosol

48.9

7.2

0.21

0.021

1.07

7.50

1.51

7.4

4

2

Yy

Gypsic Yermosol

13.1

7.8

0.18

0.018

0.51

13.00

1.18

7.8

4

2

Z

Solonchaks

24.2

8.2

0.43

0.043

1.70

13.20

1.48

5.2

5

2

Zg

Gleyic Solonchak

28.9

8.3

0.49

0.084

2.03

20.85

1.47

6.9

5

2

Zo

Orthic Solonchak

19.4

8.1

0.28

0.045

1.37

12.71

1.49

3.9

4

2

Zt

Takyric Solonchak

51.0

7.7

0.69

0.090

1.07

27.60

1.48

5.7

4

2

* Erod. = erodibility factor (1 = low; 5 = high); Depth = soil depth class (1 = > 1.0 m; 2 = 0.4-1.0 m; 3 = < 0.4 m)


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