The document discusses soil evaluation for suitability in Malaysia. It describes the principles and criteria used, which are based on soil properties and how seriously limitations affect plant growth. The classifications consider limitations such as depth to layers, drainage, erosion potential, nutrients, organic matter, salinity, stones, texture and human influence.
The document discusses soil evaluation for suitability in Malaysia. It describes the principles and criteria used, which are based on soil properties and how seriously limitations affect plant growth. The classifications consider limitations such as depth to layers, drainage, erosion potential, nutrients, organic matter, salinity, stones, texture and human influence.
The document discusses soil evaluation for suitability in Malaysia. It describes the principles and criteria used, which are based on soil properties and how seriously limitations affect plant growth. The classifications consider limitations such as depth to layers, drainage, erosion potential, nutrients, organic matter, salinity, stones, texture and human influence.
The document discusses soil evaluation for suitability in Malaysia. It describes the principles and criteria used, which are based on soil properties and how seriously limitations affect plant growth. The classifications consider limitations such as depth to layers, drainage, erosion potential, nutrients, organic matter, salinity, stones, texture and human influence.
SOIL SCIENCE SST 3005 SOIL EVAULATION SOIL EVALUATION DETERMINING LAND SUITABILITIES OR LIMITATIONS FOR SPECIFIC USES.
USUALLY PREDICTED USING NUMERICAL
AND DESCRIPTIVE SOIL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SOIL SURVEY.
THESE INTERPRETATIONS ARE ARRANGED
INTO CLASSES OF RELATIVE SUITABILITY OR LIMITATION FOR SPECIFIC USES
Fundamentals of Soil Science (SST 3
3005) EXAMPLES OF SOIL EVALUATION LAND CAPABILITY CLASSIFICATION (LCC) – USDA-NRCS
SOIL FERTILITY CAPABILITY
CLASSIFICATION (FCC)
LAND EVALUATION (FAO)
Fundamentals of Soil Science (SST 4
3005) SOIL SUITABILITY EVALUATION FOR MALAYSIA SOIL SUITABILITY EVALUATION FOR MALAYSIA (Wong, 1974)
HELP TO INTERPRETS SUITABILITY
OF LAND FOR AGRICULTURE IN PENINSULA MALAYSIA
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(SST 3005) PRINCIPLES AND CRITERIA 1. CRITERIA USED ARE BASED ON SOIL PROPERTIES
2. SERIOUSNESS OF A LIMITATION IS A FUNCTION OF THE HINDERANCE TO PLANT GROWTH
3. SUITABILITY OF A SOIL FOR PLANT
GROWTH IS GOOD IF MANY TYPES OF CROPS CAN BE GROWN ON IT
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(SST 3005) ASSUMPTIONS
1. SPECIFIC TO CROP GROWTH
2. MEDIUM LEVEL OF MANAGEMENT 3. USE ONLY LIMITATIONS TO CROP GROWTH 4. SUITABILITY CLASS CAN CHANGE IF AMENDMENTS ARE USED 5. USE ONLY PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS Fundamentals of Soil Science 8 (SST 3005) ASSUMPTIONS
6. DISTANCE TO MARKET IS NOT
CONSIDERED 7. USE CURRENT KNOWLEDGE 8. GENERALIZED SOIL SUITABILITY 9. AGRONOMIC DATA AND OTHER OBSERVATIONS ARE USE 10. CLIMATIC VARIATION IS NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION Fundamentals of Soil Science 9 (SST 3005) CLASSES OF LIMITATIONS VERY SERIOUS May hinder the use of the soil SERIOUS Not detrimental to all crops. Sensitive crops are only affected MODERATE Affect some sensitive crops only MINOR Affect only certain crop Fundamentals of Soil Science 10 (SST 3005) TYPES OF LIMITATIONS 1. Depth to acid sulfate layer 2. Depth to compacted layer 3. Drainage 4. Erodibility 5. Nutrient imbalance 6. Thickness of organic layer 7. Stoniness to depth of 100 cm 8. Salinity 9. Texture and structure 10. Human influence Fundamentals of Soil Science 11 (SST 3005) Class definitions for the limitations
very Symbol types serious moderate minor serious Depth to acid a sulfate layer - 0-25 cm 25 – 50 cm 50 -100
Depth to c compacted 0-25 cm 25-50 cm 50-75 cm 75-100 cm layer Somewhat D - Excessive excessive - Drainage Poor to very e - poor Imperfect well
Erodibility e >350 slope 20-350 slope 12-200slope 2-120 slope
N Nutrient Toxic - - -
imbalances Low nutrient Acute
n - retention deficiency - 12 Class definitions for the limitations very Symbol types serious serious moderate minor
Thickness of 50-125 cm 25-50 cm
o organic layer >125 cm <25 cm
Moderately Very low
s Salinity - Very saline saline saline
R >75% 50-75% 25-50% 10-25%
Stoniness (%) r >75% 50-75% 25-50% 10-25% Coarse Coarse texture and T - texture and weak - Texture and structureless structure structure Fine texture Fine texture t - and and weak - structureless structure Disturbance Human by H influence urbanization - - - 13 or mining DEFINITION OF SUITABILITY CLASSES
CLASS 1 No limitation or Minor limitations only
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(SST 3005) DEFINITION OF SUITABILITY CLASSES
CLASS 2 Moderate limitations only
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(SST 3005) DEFINITION OF SUITABILITY CLASSES
CLASS 3 Has at least one serious limitation
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(SST 3005) DEFINITION OF SUITABILITY CLASSES
CLASS 4 Has more than one serious limitations
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(SST 3005) DEFINITION OF SUITABILITY CLASSES
CLASS 5 Has at least one very serious limitations
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(SST 3005) Determine the suitability class of this soil
Bekenu Series
The Bekenu Series is a member of the Bekenu
Family which is fine loamy, siliceous, isohyperthermic, red-yellow to yellow udults. It typifies the family and is developed over mixed sedimentary rocks. Soils of the Bekenu Series are redefined here as being characterized by their deep, well drained profiles with brownish yellow to yellow subsoil colours dominating the subsoil. These soils have an argillic horizon with fine sandy clay loam textures and a ECEC clay of less than 24 cmol (+) kg–1 clay in all subhorizons between 25 to 100 cm depth. Structures are weak medium to coarse subangular blocky and consistence is friable. Patchy clayskins occur on ped faces. The pedon was located on rolling (12–24% or 6–12° slopes) terrain . Soils of the Bekenu Series are well drained soils with a good permeability 19 20
