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Soil

Drainage

Well Imperfectly Poorly Very poorly
1.0 1.3 1.6 2.0


Parent material

Limestone-marble Acid igneous Sandstone, plysh Marl, clay, conglomerates Basic igneous Shale, schist Alluvium, colluvium Other
2.0 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.0


Rock fragments on soil surface (%)

<15 15-40 40-80 >80
2.0 1.0 1.6 1.8


Slope aspect

N, NW, NE S, SW, SE Plain
1.0 2.0 1.0


Slope gradient (%)

<2 2 - 6 6-12 12-18 18-25 25-35 35-60 >60
1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0


Soil depth (cm)

<15 15-30 30-60 60-100 100-1500 >150
4.0 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.0


Soil textural class

Very coarse Coarse Medium Moderate fine Fine Very fine
2.0 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.4


Soil water storage capacity (mm)

<50 50-100 100-200 200-300 >300
4.0 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.0


Exposure of rock outcrops (%)

None 2-10 10 -30 30-60 >60
1.0 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.0


Organic matter of surface horizon (%)

High >6.0 Medium 2.1-6.0 Low 2.0-1.1 Very low <1.0
1.0 1.3 1.6 2.0


Degree of soil erosion

None Slight Moderate Severe Very severe
1.0 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.0


Electrical conductivity (dS m-1)

Free, EC< 2 Slight, EC = 2-4 Moderate, EC = 4-8 High EC, = 8-15 Very high, EC >15
1.0 1.3 1.7 2.0 4.0