FOOD Et AGRICULTURE

ORGANIZATION OF THE

UNITED NATIONS

Soil Mapping and Advisory Services

Botswana

SOILS AND LAND SUITABILITY

OF THE CHOBE ENCLAVE

GABORONE, 1988

)UNITED

NATIONS

DEVELOPMENT

....7.41/ PROGRAMME

AG : BOT/85/011

FIELD DOCUMENT 2

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ABSTRACT

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UMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOlIATIO

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ption c

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El° ehobe encIt s 4 f

r t hE i"E-E

of lorcoversf i tt; EEEE

E

tik P1/ k1 ,1 crp1'

both n , ) f 7 '1, f`k ftif flondplainKaa 0 rl 1h, A:2

nq , , dTeypt ri .1 Pyf ir k EH' 1

f'E'Prt .11) r"EnrE..Hnet iiPE EtC tPPft°

-eta can also Le re,7 crom Maun, via

H

1 18 t FEk

1.2.1. Climatic Data

The el 'E '17 E2 h

Pt ,

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)n'E

E e..? y lc Tnfa i 1 over the 1 - E Ei

,

S re'h e the en- )E'''

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tr.:1 E

E 1E

PE k

tEhh,-EEEh3

ikbe

I

1. kFE.E c7,EEE

o E t 0

, 4a1 YAL

r

?

ANGOLA

kkk k ,kkk

Sha,,,, e

Gkana,

,

Germ. kawn,1 Cot

v:(

sTB1V

N

ka VW. AN

kk, k

IMakk"

Ott, rd.,. ,

A N Z.1.5117.,/1 (.11V Rom,'

Z A m Bi A

-1,13,1C

MpandamateNer\

Nar

Nakkk

MAN . rk

ANN

HEPUB'Jr: OF SOUTH AFRICA

/yTshalloog k

ZIMBABWE

ilues

9r,

1,4

1,6

AU

GS

EP

OC

TN

OV

163,

522

4,5

278,

921

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245,

4

17,3

42,1

31,4

26,9

or

9,8

Cal/cr,"

TABLE

2:CLIMATE DATA FOR VICTORIA FALLS (ZIMBABWE)

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUL

AUG

OCT

NOV

DEC

186

138

91

21

25

72

PET

184

174

180

161

233

262

218

Max

28,6

29,0

,g

24,8

27,5

3.

.2

33,2

29,4

M17,8

17,0

9,7

5,8

5,0

8,8

17

20,2

18,9

,4

8,0

8,1

8,8

12,2

60

Q0

Rg

86

73

58

7?

PET calculat(

'AOut...,:nverted to

modified Penm,.

enr.v,

'79)0'7604

10

Sol. Rad

518

547

520

10 10

10

10

,

' .,,, r ft, 1- 'L - 0 ., 1 " I {{1{{{:

I, . {1 , 1) {{ ; or, ' 't t` I

1. 3.-;"' ') t 1,:'' it ttO ' . '.' t 1 ,, ,tt - t,'ti.tr \ t r 7;1' ,, -7 ?-1 ,, ri

I+ik, ,r2.k !''',,,") rrr- r "', i.,; nr; in ; ; r, r., 1 T-

,1`. I ',Tr.; hrirr i 1 / t7t, lt".'1" in winter- andiii,IT ;f,r,; 1 ne ketie / AttA. r I.- t . .

i "t t, :':. t",::-..' ...30tAtr ti 1 ;TETT ;` Ti , n is - , `r k) -', 73' .. rnr), 1 T, ; ,

pan. a A, n, To-- r ,r; I f";.--T

. , rIC,", 1

f+.1."/ ',., , , i - tt At t. t .

t ',. 74 . , " ' ' , ' ' +, ° r 1" A V. t e 7. "A I. t i :, t 1 ;re ;),,in; ; ; 1 ° ;; '

0 et + , + -' t h ',. _it+ PlAct.,,Att.,...ttit (` ft' / 1-.',4+ It t- ( At I .tt- , . ,t`, v . ,t 1

i- as,inir ' ri._ crr- 4onr-- l i--T; o'n' Tr; ) ; The ,- Tr-T-Tri is rn;nr;;-1 ir, inn; trIer;- a i o ,,, ( L , ririrr-r, l, i o i,»:, t otif) . 0,,,:;;;;r1 ;r,;-; l'., r, : PE. 1 ri 5

always hj. :near) MI" t .,:k 7:3 it I .

1.2.2. Soil Temperature and Moisture Regime

No inf Thu-,

'I 1 t tc.¡F: ;), theann a r \Fie_L y;frt r frnm n n mn n ::"(:11"; r t M O41 tt Of

bt i At t+t,"+ t ++r6 SI i CI": it? ,n t"f+L I ' ht .7+t?cAtit' tLt" i-nAt-ttY++. hT.è'r.'

M14'2,r n 'n ha.1, c

r 1 7 r.1 "

r).7''t .rr , osI,AL rIrtHr,,Qt-",+1.", ; t" t'A Pt't ;", t" 'A° 't[t'tno-ino 1." "-tt tt'Ct,

1.2.3. Agro-Climatic Zones

TI' ---c. I. i. jr T-TT)0

-;_c Tr TT, ( ;1 ; r ,,t rni t-' to;r; ',; n- ; , (ri ..1 t I t: t., tEt.' -,. 1. Lt ' - t: .., tt . r t -, , 'r i ,. . r--1-t- , 1 1 5

for , ,1 T , I er°1 , :4, t ,., ', ,-, ; , 1 ' n_' 1 )H ,-1 tp e

' ' t.tt,--t 1 't2 '. I t I. r r i,..,0'. ,.-.111 3-_ herit.. k, 1 c

1 } z, `-' 1 M -k '''. 1 , 6' (131-1 , -1:::, i --: " t-- ,-,1 e,,,:j LA : -', '.. 1 `- f 1 , .)-;,r; ar ;--;

a Ad ), -TT, ; ' it ;,;,- ; ;), cv,--4 ; i n', -1 i;; ; ; iir, - ;;;.t , tl r -1; -1 i;) i i t,,avallTIL l'; f t'T c.,-)fall, -)ture ate ofo°ntrot" nnu -'1)).;;;;;T-Ti»;;.nrenTr,

n),-- rin-c rd i nt; r,er ; nri i ,-i tn.: ) r ,i; t t.'"`" , art. trno i s I t; - r: r a . ), ;rip i, '; i r , -, -; r i EArtt+ttt+A,t + , c - '

rl i s.: , 1 ,( :k, I 'r'-T- , .Q: , ",-,, ?",,,,)". t-, --1 '-t -2' Or- : Ilr"-i ," : k - ' ,.-r),.!' ,

-- ft. 1 0+1.1 i t t', f.i t 1-531,' : s..0++ttt . , r '; I

;

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1,4. Geomorphology

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k 1

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5,Oil5 , !, , d i .., IC 1:: ' ' ''.. ' " - ' i ° 1` 0 I 9 t '1 ,

1 , ) i ', 1., , ' ' 1, ' 'o á 4

: I ',!l. T, "5 ) H s d 5 ,

h, .. f- 1 . i ,..,i2C1c?) , t, , ,., . , i'. '..,..- h 1 ,,

,

k, 4 1

I I 1 r, 7 ' 1 's, ,a' ;1 ,)T))4

vi' I , i 'T, 51 5 55 , ', .55 ; i ,5 ' 51 ,T 5 ' t

',T5 , : ';i'5' ' "), 5 , 5,1 't t 5 ' ' 555 ), ". Y, ,.. ' ' 5

I ,

I , '

' :, :, I 1(1 y

3 5 ) .1., ,, I"' /5,0 Ss."' t: I'i sistitss' It'?

tI, t . ', I 1 ; , I ''' t1.11 II , ' , I t . d , f. 1 t ss. i- ? '' t .? Is' 1, ' i

t it 1_ I t 7' .s' 1 t i

Is' , tt ,s'it i 1 1 I ' tt ' t's I s ,

, t I I" t . s i t tilt) s , t

I 1 I "I t ,'+' i s i'siI Isti t.," , I/1','' ''1,'D( I' '' a ' , ,' ,..,..- , 1 .,,,

r f t i '1 1 i ..). i.,1 '¡, )0 k). - , ' ,'''" ' 2 '2. , ,-,

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,, t t

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, I tt .Ai ,

t-9 A ) )5 I,- ,tttIì14'ti.''., sh" , h ; it tie \t4t.t

stt ' t,ss It's t tts- 1« 1'I,ItSsio s s Its

sipsss Ss s s its Iss sitt S, 1tH1' Itistt ''s hrsi3stss,s? ts t

sttS', 1 i7ttst ris,,1 St st s lis skt ''i L' t":1 is sit"), 7, Th.

h, ;h.k'sd 5)iLl T "11,0"`I

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it` h "ytyI 11,

11' Si S 9'11 h11

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1.5.2.1. Surface Water

Of the time e.e the surveY, f 1

',,., ,' i , t5)11( .,.-1'1,) 4, -.,,,, - i t ,-,fi ','-',, -,r, -, '''')'"j T r."7-1.'r! , 's ,i1- i '," "1 j&-",",, '-,,1 J'' t

' Ht, ;" I", ', I !'",,, c),- r' w t ,-"4,1; t t ' ' , .,. ' ! i I 1 ot '''') , , '4, ' tr! ' 1 ' 4,, : II

i i/- - ' t14, , ' ," I I ' It ' r 1 ' 71, i vo , 1 : , , , I ) , " t r t' , ct, , i it '

It , i 4,I tt t ' ,t t 4, ,,t,i'i' '",,c,-,! i. (' f f,--,?-.1 , ,' , , . .> ",1 ,',','" ,

Si t 1".- .,i, -, 1 i 4--... , t ',' " , 1-", I " ', ,1' .' I 1 t ', ' 1 S 5.71" d ,...5 - ,1CH 21'"," I ,-","1 '; I . .1 l'', ') jh I,J,14 ,' '1" '''' li 1 .'s ('-

,t1,,i I 1 i istl,,, 6 tt ' i , ,s'). ; ;,,.,t ; ,s ,, .-$

the hth, ' i'r,sel,"" '' LI"' ,t v --; 1 '' ',i .,1 i ., . ti.., i, ;IN , s ' '..''' , ' '' ' ' d , '

4" ' , ', ," L's ,,I,t

) D s , 7 1 k 1 ' , ',.'",z ''s ,l, i ,I, t + ,1 ", ' i ' ° , ,' I ,.,' tli , ú S'

,.I

, ,., ' P i

V ;'', 1 : ' A n 0 h , 1I

ty. 11,1,0,

, 1U IJ 4, i

I ' ,

I 1 ' Il l ', I

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Ph h I ar ea+4ater balance) .

1.5.2.2. er

tt ,

hlu,

uhh

n lover the

,

, t

' .

t t-11

IC,

1.6. Vegetation

!Th:? t f",` 1 1 red ct- .. tor F Ç t te-totthe !-°-"*C (.0 t

ijrrrt F 1(1 5,F "1r

'L' v 3 it 1J1' ;rr`"Cn r'r 1 '1' t' %)C. pF r CI L \

( t ho(- r ert , en, ,Jo r Fir,- k r-'l t JrE 11:1 k,"

r rrtmem 1 r t, .; n r,-cm(' .0,s-mt.: ;en :trot rkr , 1 'i'rrk

'rf tr rr,1 trkr rrrrr

-t ys ( c:hanne ! a... o t ,

; ;t, ; itto t

inoto st. -(1' , T'" 1 sr

-Transition from SE-- _t to floodplain, colluvium (sol

, 'PP 1P), , ,

_55 5.rt

,..', - '. i T' r 1L"H ' L^ , ,ir,k"I'l n 4.

L :1,snr('

IC'

P ,1-t 1

rkkrkk,r n rs:rrr'l rr rtr

" ) .24'7, 'Pr r

- -.moo

Linyanti floodplain: mainly sland,!- et( r Linrk'''rr`f_ (WP

"it."

`{-

k.s 'csrrk''

11

''Fikksr

r s '..C1,k1rs irs'

eel ,Mm.C.,

" rr'kk. -41 " ;

"

"Prrns

to.t ; "tom

I I'

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,k5

12

1.7. Land Use

Ths ' use In the floodp.Llio is m-I farm.,0.11 .shIng. Thp Chor)e a e a nr2

the n5>ndeidI Coni f thereserng to M t rnhpr c v.

r .it;EH- ing to the flooding of theNi!h 1-11-es -Floods, crh,hs

are 1*).?; ;ricip ¡", yotorst 3 .1) ' Thi qh , t he -3.1s I y 1

ivation -ates f t r r

; _ I 3 r7C: _ir**,clur-; K

0 r 1, 0 d 'r-r'L CT, ./f t rr-'t are thg..1,^11. t +1,

'h t i 1 i i 15'7, r r Z ed - r,i 4-- 1 0 fl J i tltr; rjr t1P , t close to the fields tu heMl,The Me Or; 7, 'tr

Ir' t e *.° ; totcferrt I' n

n to prevent a thegi-Jk,...o

Ihe hrom the e proviextra Jurce uf ihcome fo) hne t-h,to,tional ri II

flonjed, Lake Lyamhei j.Z,r :h300 lc( of fi-. mainly hr- Jr1.r,' tU n'l

tht:' morr,,,r,T , the h i er to Ih),.-i --1 r, 5 r rr) I rcftia, i

a svith the lake ,I thy Linvantiinfohmation oo the 1aod use of ave

a_vailanie in 'Land ose planning, ln the-2.)elmcoth1984).

2. Soil Survey Methods

2.1. -ill Photography Interpretation and rk

r'5 tr thp '/

; .tand aer- r*, , ; ;* ." ; 'I's ,

garrapd not to identify tt langt t

The dpsrription of.gal Thirvi,?\/ of Nort

[.iht rhsf-rvatiohs. The.-ainoe assessment stogy of

-)min.mt pechh,hs. so the 1

13

'

1 ,, g onar

df.°_?1- .

thP

--dared th e4a vehii haeful io delineatiho the different deal -

1-1 - ,

f, - hi, , de,reed oht at a deteiled ref. .maisoa, ee2,11hei h tn fhe free eurei, aei.f, The

ni ,;) 't k c,c1 1

; o,,r-hoao at ocale 1100,0o( -Jere01,1t, 1 r ) t h '

',-toor hi a, wele In theI tifor orieotat] oh Iodation of the observatio-

P total of oh .soiI pits were dog,. desc,1 andaNherings, mainly in the calc. eou,,.'

made to ch - f."-1 many hann dun k,LE-: , t te,nyei the r1 .1 in -rd

The deHr_rihed following the FAO.e Soil Hcovile riptions (Fi=?.0. l'r27)

The Id data are ava liable at the soil c.?.,urvey -.)fficesMaun ,ao rone,

2.2. Laboratory Analysis

abor a It have alreaH,' ale.aa-`flning ur uf 'C

i t.)

.)

4- i i IT/ )

, t" Ij t jt jp r ti j Rya; eurtz methodj t j, ; aaa ra

.-mr7)k,T1t5tt i ratr' V,IC? I 1

° I »:% ' r

+ i, :74 "The s were carried out at the Project ,oil

laboratory 'n

3. Soils

3.1. Soil Classification

rh..:. cOulsi are c. ed folIowing the :0 s/...

. the '-Cil t - ti- e ',Joy I 1974,', r'' kcimt-ri" ,-,3ehlei 0-3C'P 'il.--7., 1.--r-'' ' - .. Mappio foje nil.

.1 9',7'.1 ) ' . ..-. C..: .,. r'!.' ld '. , t em .. -,;--- f'f-r 't,-- t - d et- i n i t :. 0 r'l "F.-... ' 1 ' -k , ' 7 \ '

criteria ng hor h,n, are' recb(.,,- 'a .`7.

r 1 3 6 ' ''''"' i ' ir ' '--- :I i 110 i 1 .1. C P, s'

I 1 flr I I " - ,Ili,

i ' ') t I. !' ,1 I and ! -'(- ( , k t': , 1

, 1 h - 1 f , 1 f , ,' ' -I 1 , ' i ' - , ions df

urhot,.. .., and 1-Or the seli ,,,oil profile Iptiob1)

soil onIts io che floodplain are Aden000ls

14

)(1I . 1

Pi<ri'ptI (;;A/E.,-;

; heen° C .po

' ir :if the 'e ;

: nnt filed acLordi to Taxhoom'Y as3,7 ,nut as

(soil Unit1-1 the somewhat hir_hirr areas in the 1-1'317,0'

the preso..7.e of very ma55ive, hJrd laver of1,/ f_aicareous, overlain tv light ,r3V, loose flr-

,ivt-,r1vind horlzon qualifies for ao ehic oorizrolv formed under reduLtive c-: , er":1

watertable oil top or the massive layer. vuhich 15 ofteoThese 50;15 30E cla,H.rsified 39 Oreoir- (Cal.r.7ic)

If the massive 'raver is c)nsi-r'surface, the would classify as rutcic 6cr

the nor calhareous said (rover 15 J51.; mor-cm.

oatric horizon, with co),,Jmnar stcuct.Jr..., ndhy an alhic hori-,7on. was found bE;tvA 5 IE)

Par. :Irdu (soil unit L42). These ,sois, whip!. 117,0 ,.3rerolat ,,ely high sal rtent are cl ified as

r.2! rlijrniipr ii Ir- of 'he Chr' flats Eutri.c- (fir

units 1,40-:. with [1 isI roi unit (f.)91

ic..-q_er pa' 'y areas are 13in by calcrC 3 I r_ C ., j 5 C OrlI 1 L ; cicountered

c crete r C-- occurinq 3t5. 10 '..'so'Inf-let

occu,L, 'he r-ith''- tr-r- the,.11,so four, at thr

the -SOUrj:ri.5;_0, bordering oc esl,larpment This calurelpr)bahly formed on weathered basalt, which focm5 the basis

Troment. The Petrocbicic often occurs within 50 cm fr,ai s-(aoil unit C3).The aeollan Kalahari tia id cl !he ,,,andveldt are c13

as Ferralic Arenhnls Lsoil units

3.2. The Soil Units

3.2.1. General

The Gerccal 5nil Map iegerd for Dot Nana, ,eielor nySoil Mappi, Tr'oJect, is used a5 tt.r. ;.7r H-qend fo the (t,nr,-,-Fnclave. urit-,s were iutroducci.

Two ley-is -ì t" distingui,5hel within-the Maio Units, h ei on

1 Units, ) p.. Cn-teciaf-our 'n / a r 'jI

u

15

toy

F- t 'r t ! v

Occyr,-occurs irmmn'ad

nri (2,40

Charrp t or i - r p n hive struchmut-inm ì th-i , r hmi Lon (r7i,

m from the ' ' ,./ t 0 0 f 1 't.;

eotly draclay.

atinq

ortherm .aart of-' of a flats but unit to small to he

c3lihe phase). A.saccloted

16

n-own to dark

L unit: og lacustr)t r55 5

ihe ("f.r t, flatc or, Irjv 1chocar ter th/ oic he3 sediments ..E7a o the F e ofhach or:t. and c,htomacm,uh eh th, thetlep' t'D L f Oodp 1 a jare n,-,` 111." Of I ciitt.l.AStri ne("nrnort of U-)e area been stronglv alluvial/ etnth I r latTer mama] )u units are ihdlooted as

unjt and S. KR., indic the orinh¡nsands a ,R I 313-3, , f i i e L e!--5 aho's of

. one aaigin bu t rewor..a by aeolion action.rhe solls of the dry lagoons aod lake bottoms (Lake rvambezi

3nci Lake kl1 /"/("! t ° arc ma ) r)f-',7 L 1 ar t i ne nue ir.11.1iínnri t a 5well ihe !hht alofl --, not disturbed by alluvial amtiohunith la, LDea and Lai3a).

to the complexity of the area and the scale of themoon 1 frico.t of the soil mappino units consist of more than chesoil unit, Irrmnq associations or complexes of soils.

3.2.2. Description of the Soil Units

3.2.2.1. A (or LA): Soils on Alluvial Deposits

A5 FAO: Gleyic Solonetz, partly salineST Typic Natraqualf

.i.,avanna (C. mooane) to C. woocland.

A7 FAO: Gleyic Luvisol, partly sodicST Mollic Ochraqualf

tri to imet'itd'AY d'a ed daelt gray to11° 1, -+

t 1' a it m t°

, thin+-rf) 1 3 ithin

].

P-

sou,nern1 v (A7),

mainly in ,./sociation

r- 1C-c.r .krr 1 rflaSc; 1 VE-' 1,\5550- 5er 5 COO' 5-5r rt:_

7j 2. t. r_I> 55 ,,11 55 a,55,51. r:onof rJ:-> I slt

tation: open ,-7,a',,,an1a to r.!ra,,7,sLand.

A9 FAO: Calcic Luvisol, partly sodicpartly saline

ST : Typic Haplustalf

fr',.t 1 y tnr/;,. av ,

-.: the structure -

,r n hí qhlyThP latt -

.13 r thlnhori CUI-5 within

The subsoil / be ,5odi saline.

17

rí'draihph briDwr

n, ;

t h e t

t 1, ->I t.r, wil in the northern paLt

;dt,

( C. thr,, t rb oh the Chobeflath, ij (- 1-

open tree savanna (Combreturr t r)

A19 FAO; Ferrallc ArenosoST : Ustic Quartzipsamment

to esr- h 1 to hat e (5,

tO yelhotolfh r, f rnc tolmost fiat.

L'ataba and Ncarconqu valleY, in K53-5

4 5 d

05 toare calco,if

5tro,lot

) om f-- lI ,soffdh

fì,1-1d,-137,1,,-, in Jpci, Th iF

A21 PAO: Calcic ArenosolS7 : Typic Ustochrept

lui-J. ve. . weii " i,iell drained veLy

.... r) .:" i ' 0 : -I'''. 1 1'1E' FD .1. nd , L) ti 17

h,3 ' IC) ,.' .' ,2. I ,7 ; r.... W i t h i r.' _ , rf ,i, ,_ 1

..I' ,It to ounniating.

tle erige cr finoriHain. Chobe fiats,d with Fiqrd 040(a)edge nf the floodplairi. cojluvium,

inq the escarpment, togetherwt-,h (- 21a

and C3.

(7.flar,dteristics: topsb has a weak suhangular structure, subsoilsr'uct;ureiesn wiiiu soft consistency. Calcic horizon within 125

cm from the Probably underlain by calcrete(Petroca)cir).

VegetatAon: shrub lai d to ti ce savanna

A21a FAO: Petrocalcic ArenosolST : Typic Ustochrept

f21, but having a Petrocalcic horizon within 125 cm from thesur face.Flat. to undulatino(colorete ridqeoL

If':,)1:1'.: c)C1 ,-1 t7,..7tr, V',CI :?.Ei in the Chobe flat5, in adiationw)th ,44M-3, )1r1 t-0:, -log - the t-iinsition, to nment,dolluvium, .. ..'r dith and In the lï t ii the,icrete ir , " ;' ', Lah _ inq orcr-:uc the't.

icter i sti,cs: , but over calcrete

¡inn: C. shrub savanna on the calc tree,hruh savanna ) the col luvium.

A24b FAO: Eutric FluvisolST : Mollic Haplaquept

Very cr..rl poor li: th rerf ': hi y dr -k grayish brown to

h 1 a k i -uny 5:and t i -3,-h-J, 0,01,fi.lat (channels).

171,'il 10" n of the hb and Lilyar

t U)5UbSO i 1 .

- C.7

area of the flooduiains.

anytopsoil,

to sandy

Veoetation: reeds. papyrus or cultivation.

(L)A3lb FAO: Eutric Gleysol, partly sodicST : Mollic Haplaquept

Deep to very deep poorly to imperfectly drained very da rk gray togray sandy loam to oam.Flat al .els).

Occurrence: P31b occurs mainly in the channels in thesouthern part of the Chohe flats and at the edgethe Linyanti floodplain, usually in associationA40(a) and 042.L031b indicates the channels throughout the Chobefloodplain, together with L38a-38O and Lll, mainlyat the edges of the channels.

Ch _.-ristics: structure of the cambio i5 very weak prismaticto ssive. The texture is often -uldy in the subsoil. The Ahhorizon does nnt Qualify as mollic :a se of thickness. Cf,with thick epipedon in the floo6 i, are classified asGleysol. May he sodio in the subsoil,

ion: grassland, reeds and in lower parts.

A40 FAO: Eutric ArenosolST : Ustic Quartzipsamment

Deep to very deep moderately well to well drained white to hsand to loamy sand.Flat to undulat:no.

Occurrence: 040 covers the main part of Lhe (Maheassociation with 040a, A9 and calcreteIt occurs in the Linyanti flocdplain 1C:

Gleysol (A4i.2), also in some channels with 0j1L.

Char' ..teristics: Structure of topsoil ver. stil 1

blocStru,.tureless,loose fine sand in the

Vegetation: tree savanna with dense shrub undergrowth

19

A40a FAO: Eutric ArenosolST : Ustic Quartzipsamment

Ai, Poi ive.Flat to sli ; unculat nq.

Urcurrn1 : mainly in the deoi-essious in the Chobe flats,aso:itd w)th' L)40 (higher parts), A9 and APla. Also in thesouthecn part of the 7hote flats, parallel to the escarpment,together with A7, 09 and A3ib (channels).

Characteristics: massive structure in the subsoil, consistencyhard to slightly hard when dry.

Vegetal: C. mopane :-)hrub savanna in the depressions to opentree .Vanna.

(L)A42 FAO: (Vertic) Mollic GleysolST : Fluvaquentic Haplaquoll

toen to very deep poorly to imperfectly drained gray to blacklr'a' to clay.Flat.

-:-At+2 o( I- ,r-,-, in the Linyanti t 1con1rin.-1 e4i." covers the lo vrr of the Chobeflon(!hlain, east and wes. of Satau, mainly in

ion with LA4Pa and AP4b.

D-latiteristirn: nrofilP has a high silt content throughout. The{_ambit. ',1'. .il wea r-ubangular structure. Fe w lime noduls mayWA-Ur. (,ftri.n deep cracks at the surface fVerticproperties). ,S. ' accumulation - ' salts.

reeds or cultivation.

(L)A42a FAO: (Vertic) Mollic GleysolST : Fluvaquentic Haplaquoll

As (L)A42. but o .r-i,'!ng grayish brown to white fine sand within100 cm from the surfqLe.Flat.

:-A42a is present in the Linyanti floodolain.-LA42a orcurs at the edrft, of Lake Lyambezi,assicioted with L16 a':..1 iïh and in the low

s,-) -7 4 t 3 ild Nest h a t i r in slightlyhigher positions than LALir2,

20

r

structuY .ess fane a n byt- taular talocie :o Pr3 ,

, very low ta et ata"en caa t t the ,aurface KVeotic

of

0t C Li 1 t" ivct

FAO: Mollic Gleysc partly sodioST : Fluvaquentic aplaquoll

,

, but with dl34omaceou7, in su, oil, within 50 coleurface.

Occcr.rence: in rnobe floodplain, west of thi,, ra.ridoe and up to the Lyambezi fault line. flccat-s in iorwith 1.(3Hh.

Char teristics: the ,ous mieive,eli ht.ly hard to hard o L 9.b, a ls-Hr or

clay occurs in het The underlytnqeid is soft and , the

percentage is less an 50 In part of' (Tluvoquentic Humaduept), soil unit

areas, it is not inc soil map

on: grassand.

3.2.2.2. C: Soils on Highly Calcareous Material (Calcrete),within 50 cm from the Surface.

C2 FAO: Calcaric RegosolST : Aridic Ustochrept

Very !cpw to shallow imperfectly drained dar grey todar k or sande Toam to clay loam.Undulating (ridges).

..nce: on calcrete ridflos hi Par6kareoaer mainly associated eith h(-177$ (diatom5).

beach

tha:an e-sti(cs: thin layer nf loam on calcrete. Calcrete usualwithi 7r11 fromthe surface.

: open r avanna.

,tion of salts. Ma',. -odic in subsoil.

21

Ve !y

Flat.

tkvirlv drained yellowish brown to olivevimplexes of coarse sand to silt to

22

r _, parts of lakes and lagoons, with

: high silt and organic matter content.

papyrus and Salyinia.

Ll 1 FAO: Calcic ArenosolST : Typic Ustochrept

Deep to very deep m(derately well to well drained very dark prayto yellowish brown 4ine sand to loamy fine sand, having a calciohorizon within I m from the surface.F1,-07 unduloi,i

al] ove the p n, mi Ïnly on the higher

C3 FOOt Petro(_a)cic. Artnw-3diAidi Ustochrept

shailow to shaliow j 1 V t"I? 1 1 to t'e1 1 vioed very darkcp--(dY » h' to reddish h to loamyf-iat to oH lot no

)

qh, eoqe of the floodpla n, bordering theeicor: t, colluvium, coolorete probably weathering product ofbasalt), and on the ridges in the southern part of the Ehoheflats. -lhe ridges are not indicated on the 50ii map as C2, h,f asA2la, since the calcrete generally OCCUT-5 at more than !-i6 cmdepth. (-,-; is a5sociated with PRI and Ala.

Chaiarier loose. structureless to weak subingular, finesand oyer icrete.

t ion: tree and s savanna on the celluvium 3nd C. mopanesavanna on the

3.2.2.3. L: Soils on Lacustrine Deposits

L9 FAO: Eutric FluvisolST : Mollic Haplaquent

L 6

assoc

open

P

ri

9 2

f

e y

no

c, ,

Ort r- r- a'17

cfnot furt cturttt000.

rotttetti ttt, o ":" u t", 1 V a. tr I) n

r Orr'dt, it; r,4 I. te y sodic7 ';E:rrEL i; I aiJep t

v t t: uy dr a ,to to ye,- sy

r.ttrotorol ah dra'n tttIOï t t

r thcai ("',f yr!

,

it at tstti a ad

ath,C. part isy

taai' ;,14;;;.. 7+ :4, rr'cr'r

hut 'i 3 ng t r,1

24

tAartt" f" t't -1' Ft3 ?

i

t

"

et, int", h

y_t- C'd w t h z,

1 i161" r"i", -ztenL r

U t ; ' eHt -c;

ar'eaT,,and LIT.

between

.nna.

FPO: (verST : "-iNn L,1 t

to very Jell to moderately!), 1H^.! 'I.', '/ C4 ,zYt .1

Flat to slidhtly undulating.

Et,3u and Par ak

on toas5oc.lation with

"r t r,t,1it ' I

, A4t- .

25

r7 f t trrt.-t,,,, r iii "Vf'r '-,a 1, 1 I I r7Ctn,

f) , t v ur Ut st.iL, soil.11-r r r ir r,, r i thf,

n: open tre-.

:Areni ) Luvi 50 1'rt' r

tne dLatom: 1.-101- t 17"). i c). rn :

aCCUML'-3tlun

Qras5 t

L42 FAO: Solodic Planosol, partly salineST : Altaic Natraqualf

t- tn H1113,1- dark gravi PhY t C d r \-1'1 k C

ci / Clh t i. Liro..711).

tatted vt

,ile eetads.

3nd.

FA Ferra ic ArenosolSL Ustic Quar samml

,ofit lnt .

itta c a I tsCOM

ra+

Ss. IV SSSeH SI7SSS,

1 th L JInd L 1 1

t )+,iJf ,

, 11 CC tn zf++er,-+ surfac.p, h+.1+Ally +p the

en e I'r t y utS ',7cTitiOn

(7t1 nr.)en tr- i.aertedntl--+I )

3.2.2.3. S (o Sn31.F on Coars:,- 7.11-?0 SedimentaryR.ric:ks (AeolLan San

FAO: OrIC)C7.C.:

L : +Ft, 1, ti10t 7 + p rq.),,t+r

3.2.3. Soil Sequence

of »ifferent (1T-11. in the Chnbef 1 H p

rr-r i n . 3,

Pa. SataiJ

41-44c,

'5* stru-turele- fire =,ard.

tr ic Prer 30 1

tic uartzi amrnent

L517d

L11

3 E-W .`1 'ion thr

,

-c-

P C

(

y

-

C 'in the ,Ir lain.,

28

eed to

'

-d

:Ls

, LtIr t

C'

' I 1

j o .

t able

L

L

E' of

4. Land Evaluation

4.1. General

Land tq i Ven i,1 a " ,io

u a k

f-'H

1 u ; o t cno Inform ,,3 t e c,1

,

y t h e,

-n

-o

-

, d

are c o

y f_v

; y' tT:t r 0 rti,may not be cornett'

The sie '' t ii i i.i. dist,mti-:4- 1', , ' r 1 ,..-Aa., CD 1, 1 to/ F'') e

rl, , " ,, +I , 1 .-.. s, --, , ,'' , ', - i/ t la

[ ,.- , tf. , ", 1 . ' ,H, '' 1' i ,t 4 - / ,S f ,

1 4 t t i ''. k ' ' , t In taii ',., of ttlint 1 ''.,' , )

,.: l' +')" C'll'' C'

4.2. Land Quality Ratings

Since m-tt, a y ,)44,11 .asfy01.1°O,

Adequacy of (Ili -i rf,,¡(,f,p,:- , k,;1 , t ,,, ,, f I .° , r f , .

.. t , 1 1 -'..' ' i t) ,,tf.:1 ,4441 ,,,s, 4 ,,,,-, 4,4,

, , ' ! 4,-4 st st '4, - ,i t 4, 1 4,

,, a

1-, - r ; a , ° 1 .,,a i v ;- i ?., 5 I 3, , ,....

t,

30

Ì 1 ' i Ì"'9" ss'Ìfs Pt i Ì : '' s,

, 1

/ , I , 2, ,,,, 9 1 1,1 0, "'

' ' I 1. 1 Ì 1 ,iss

' 1, SS s' ss " 1, ,s i t "ss sr, Ssf

' Is Ì i s's.ssEÌ1 syi t I a, , , ' ' c i

_ c ,

L '; -, ), f

! t ; t' t I

, q f t ', 1 4 f : , , 1 , , f t , t i J'11 , 'f. 14 ,,,-ff I. .;" - 11 ss s '

tan as ', ,-,.,r

.1. : 1: .,, ', 41, t , f ; , ,. T, Z a I ' " o r I , ,

t' , S a i: /, JO to, ,..' e a n d i t si.; i ii f I (4 e (-lc: Ei c4'41

'4t,t 4 a ,, -ittat t mats 4 I' P ti-,,o t:

;> , i, t S'Ì S s Iss '',ss r s ,' fDrfi , , rA t Eib 1 ''',

It , , , t t , ,, t, f , , 1-, ,t a a. a )' 'i

" -4 -?, (1 (1 r ..1 1 " a

;4 444

n

Oxygen avail,

01

toccul-

have

moreM

not su

71, f

11 I ' t° ty

' b .e

a -

f the iv a°, city i,

Adequacy o.f- toongr3ph,: ; to the pocniof

I a r IL L a I t a 'a

1 2L',/ :aaa '11s.

h di the ma so u1. (-^ ' 14), u) ode_

t the

5. Conclusions and Recommendations

5.1. Conclusions

the discuss inn '- obvious that

I

41I

a 1 1

,

h ft.other severe limit as

The

lo,7tOp lain

ater ot

OCCur

t

t

I °real to

()TR a e as, °' and,

"1 7, Ea' 1 3 ta 1 aTh

ha.

The 7, r yery h h Fri due tn the pi rIa

,

h ,Oryt Iptot a tot

5.2. Recommendations

t":\,,,-s, the. abeve C ThrÇhl s sr: t 1 yto cca r y r .1.t ,s I er,

NCI f cr1 On Cts,,, s ",PP-P'arSa: ,1 - ,r

-sso 1 '1 tysrI 111," rate

-e cl ir-)'4., rl O condoc ti t ,

r41 'tri; ;. ' "to

! ' "lo 11 t, rt Iri 1,3 t r Tr-r1

d

pPPP

h y

a a,

hh1tut-

'

, tcf , ,

r r4 11'1 (.0 , (ti r '

tr j (E. , ',1' , 71, ;') 1 °

n ' .11 csto d p r- t rdlt 1

t o b e ir,' ,

OUtf101N urit,sS "Pp il Ih,

rr

has te eetermined.

1

33

layj ir theE'rE e alb° r a t.

PtC.)

(",.3 t 0 El

cie t 1 ot hact, to tie carried outbeS ct.bts s ss, 1 tj,s "- t 'r r Irr:.; 0 f

tbstsee,sts, " os s s r t rcris 1 - PI 11

aa ,

P aPP1 1,

bts IS r tn the %AT t

Refr-- :es:

1

N

97rtho 1 o 1 ci

35

0 - 8oii P-ofile Y)

T C h 1 !

I

e t

t h o f tn

o

36

r-

f

E3 71d

Vatl:

i.TEIIDIX I

AND ANALYTICASEL1. REPRESENTATIVE S PROF )ESCRIPTIONS

DATA

Profile Unit FAO Class= ation

SA 0001 L3Ba :(11cic GleyselSA 0004 L1C Eutric Areiloso1SA 0011 1,43a C3),c4c, alb,- Luvisoi, ,t () 0 phasSA 0015 LS17(41 Eutric RegosolSA 0017 LO5U Ca1cj-77 GleyseL, dtc phasoSA 0018 1,43 Albic LuvisolSA 0019 A2I Calcio ArenosolSA 0020 A7 Gleyie Luvio1SA 0031 A9 Calcio 1,11vi,--,o1

SA 0032 (L;A/12 'Ioil.j,' z31ey&;01 d.dr: phaeSA 0031!SA 0(P9

.201i,

A401,1ntrly 7.1e.y-..,.o, ,z,()M- pha

Cutric ;u:eneFrelSA 004C)SA 004

115

Al9fleyi,- '3oLonti,, .:,, , pha:,

l'f=allc Ar,T:no!

SA 004!: I:S:5 Ferralic Arenosol

Z', Llab e froi

f

A0 -

20 cm

Ak

20

38 cm

60 cm

2Gk

60 - 150 cm

_n 10 years,

lenses up

1

:flood plain

RAPHY: uneven

ssland

ft, few very fine and fine pores, moderate'

AGRO CLIM.2,0

ELEVATION

SMR: aqu

POSITION

SLOPE

ORASSCOVER:

GEC7,

HUMAN IN

STA

ND

AR

D S

OIL

AN

AL

YS_

',ESU

TS

----

----

----

----

----

----

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-- -

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--

----

---

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

-E

PTH

PHE

C

1120

CaC

L2

mS/

cmpp

m

Na

PBS

Part

icle

siz

e (w

eigh

t %)

CE

Ccl

ayM

ET

H

vcS

cSm

SfS

vfS

cSi

fSi

Cla

ym

eq/1

00gr

020

8.2

7.4

0.2

21.

012

.21

i.v0.

50.

1>

100

00

335

204

1028

29

388.

47.

70.

31

0.5

8.(

0.1

>10

00

03

4025

55

2128

9.0

7.9

0.2

10.

12.

22

J0

066

300

04

51

909.

28.

10.

21

0.0

1.6

14.1

O.

00

8711

00

210

4

9012

09.

38.

10.

21

0.0

1,3

17.2

0J

011

817

00

194

9.4

8.4

0.1

10.

01.

113

.50.

50.

1>

11

4452

20

01

157

----

----

-A

O/B

OT

/851

011

ME

TH

OD

: P-P

pzca

tE

TR

EA

TM

EN

T:

Cpn

tS

- So

lubl

e Sa

ltaN

- N

one

titsta

;tires,

r.ritt

------- -------

-------------- 7------

LE DESCRIPTION

Profile: SA 0001

;AG-EC <tIlfi.,2'iYE. 7iJ

tit'roc, iatlisaitts

ba-e

ip24

-25-

10-E

EL

EV

AT

ION

lt,iseat

7,47

tibirtioba

-icto

-"-

-.7,

r,":

17,7

+:1

.ustic

itT

;'it-rib-a:cis

'7)

POSITION:

pi, T

._

-eb

ac.

SLO

PEu-

'3pa

ts n

f sa

lt,pipsciai iptiziaae-7

iirec

:an tree savanna

GRA.SSCOVDR:

FilllIt

ii=as

---i'-"

i'77,

!..T

.D

elf7

.TYPT0

--a

DR

A:N

ar.;:

Emcoec-aoly

asci

, ata

iiso

HUMAN INF:

rit

A:

0 -

25

B:

25-

50

C;

5-

Di

70 - 100

E: 100 - 125

AI

0s.iti 2

3 'W

.1=

,t; F

%' -

'is

ibi 7

-azz

Tv

sa-a

a7.,n aitarsa

yito

an;ii

iar

bloc

liy s

truc

ture

, sof

t, co

umon

oats=

:lib

arr. tira rzots, ilea;

bosadar7.

25

-_is

air.

,an° cli"k

live

structti

,:ghtly ligrc

fine and medium por,

art:

77,7

.

CI

50 -

:Ili? a

ibbiasta: aro

rita

itiot

_at

,sli

-rd,

-ce and fine

pore

s, n

oncalcareous, comm,in

talb

aspa

rii s

r' ac

tivity

.is

try

1,,c

o ito

ta

C2

70 -

I::_ture,

soft

tosl.igh

hard, ft

fine and fine pores, no

aw

car; ill::

4""

;:PI.

Z.

89

A Soyo

i

SOIL

AN

AL

YSI

S R

ES0

T.

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520

CaC

l2m

S/ct

a

ight

%

10.

54.

0-4.

10.

70.

2

0.1

2.3

3.7

0.5

0.1

1.0

1.9

0.3

i0.

00.

90.

9

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one

Prin

t dat

e: 2

P:""

--

100

Part

icle

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e (w

eigh

t %)

vfS

00

713

00

971

6

00

875

12

00

822

00

484

0 1 0 0

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6 2 0 0

Cla

y

12 10 4 7----

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Ccl

ayM

ET

SPR

ET

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meq

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gr

15 20 20 12 45

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6.6

7,2

7.1

707.

4

8.5

7.6

Pro

.00

11

77'7

,5_

332

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CL

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ON

E: 1

81

T-

55: ,

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7,7,

737,

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3,71

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of

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GE

TA

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577.

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5,13

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0-15

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m-,

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377.

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ver

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ne a

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pore

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rar.

jaf=

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92"

1.5

t--2

afr

P=2:

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7--

Pra

aRra

ra,

f =

RR

55.

RP

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y"C

r2=

==

a2Z

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m5L

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and

fin

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non

cal

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mon

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7P2a

53.3

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2222

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272

2222

=

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m.57

73 ,

255

555,

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==

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1557

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fine

and

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ND

AR

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2

0.1

1.1

20.

1

0.0

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1.9

1.6

0.9

0,8

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0.0

4.9

6.5

1.6

0.3

3.6

2.7

5,5

1.0

0,2

Part

icle

siz

e (w

eigh

t %,)

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lubl

e Sa

ltsN

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one

645

CE

Ccl

ay

vcS

cSuS

fSvf

ScS

ifS

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lay

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100g

r

00

1473

61

i5

26

05

1070

70

36

20

00

1274

82

13

16

00

1368

71

19

50

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

--

A0- 25 cm

Cl

25-

70 cm

C7

VEGETATION: dense savanna

GR

ASS

CO

VE

R:

RO

CK

OU

TC

RO

P:none

HUMAN INF:

ilmaiguaar blocky a ruott

ew very fine pores, non calcareous, many

fine pores, non calcareous

few burrows, common

isive

structure, soft, few very fine pores, non calcareou:

fine and fil

print cate:

v8/0

3/89

AL

RG

CU

M.I

&N

E,

FLE

GT

AT

IGN

935

m

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SLI)Pc'

-

1,NT

ridge

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28-2 3n-'7.

24-19.

ROCK TYPE:

GEOL UNIT:

DRAINAGE

ewhat exces,

S PROFILE: SA 0(

SAMPLE

Ca

Mg

RNa

PBS

Part

:'7'

,,eight X)

CECclay

METE

PRETR

weight

meq/100gr soil ----a

%vcS

cS

uS

fS

vfS

cSi

.f9l

Clay

meq/100gr

0.1

1.3

0.2

0.1

0.0

95

00

769

22

01

151

20.0

1.2

0.5

0.1

7.0

52

02

770

20

00

1120

0.0

1.1

0.4

01.

7.0

57

01

970

19

00

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,*

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ot .7

Kro

wu

t.Car

bcna

7,s,

S9 Soluble Salts

N 9 None

29t1

"

A025

6.5

5.6

30

60

5.9

4.5

100

130

6.0

4.9

-------------------------------------

urvey of Botswana

FAO/BOT/85/(

IZE DETERMINATION

METHOD:

PRETREATMENT:

A

21

60 -

83 -

96 cm

96 - 115 cn

--_---__

Soil Survey of ,,

Profile: SA

1E1

24-13-45-E

SMR: aquic

POSITION:

e7eri

SLOPE

0

VEGETATION: grassland

iCOVa-:

GEOL.L--f:

DRAINAGE

imper

one

HUMAN INF: nil

Layer 10YR 8190S10, strongly calcareous.

common very fine and fine pores, strongly calci

ftn6

and fine pores, non

calc

ar.,,

,,cf

,-ructure, 3light17 h.rd

ew very fine and fine

-;tructure, hard, con very fine and

fine

ae pores, very few fine soft calcareous

wbi

te n

odu

Many

C:

60-

D:

83

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IL A

NA

LY

SIS

RE

SUL

TS

FA0/

BO

T/8

5/01

1

ME

TH

OD

:H

,- H

7d7.

71m

etes

Met

bss,

P -

Pipe

ts, t

sets

,t,

--

ts, s

y:st

,T

r,s7

T7A

IMIE

1iT

:0

- 0r

's M

atte

s,S

Sres

lt-s

a 1,

,%_c

a,,

_-

S,-t

-t:s

tss.

S -

Solu

ble

Salts

N ..

, Mou

e

%%

.% 1

_,.

_tist

,----------------

PH N.

2

EC

mS/

cm

----

---

----

----

----

____

____

P

ma

C wei

ght %

----

--C

EC

a---

--

Ca

Mg

S.N

a

meq

/100

gr s

oil -

----

-a

Part

icle

____

_---

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

---_

____

___-

_---

---_

_-_-

----

----

----

----

_-_-

----

---

size

(w

eigh

t %)

miS

fSvf

ScS

ifS

iC

lay

CE

Ccl

ay

meq

/100

grvc

ScS

A0

216.

71.

52

0.4

18.3

15.5

3.0

1.2

1.0

>10

00

01

1813

816

4438

B30

508.

17.

84.

01

0.1

9.0

42.3

4.1

0.6

5.2

>10

01

54

99

717

5018

C60

808.

17.

63.

11

0.1

24.4

40.4

9.8

1.0

7.6

>10

02

22

1012

715

5247

D83

968.

47.

71.

51

0.1

13.1

16,8

s 7

0.5

3.8

>10

05

64

79

716

4628

0.7

10.

110

.5'7

"-

2.1

>10

04

64

78

517

5020

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30 -

54 c

m

E2 Bri

65 -

5ram

th5>

k a

'f75

2421

5>0-

E

sans

7575

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F95

- 1

08G

: 125

- 1

45

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ara

AG

RO

CL

IM.Z

ON

E: 1

81a,

EV

AT

ION

SMR

: ust

ic

P3a1

TIO

N:

0

GR

ASS

GO

VE

R:

GE

OL

.UN

IT:

DR

AIN

AG

E:

impe

rw'

HU

MA

N I

NF:

ail

95-

aer

e an

d fi

ne p

ores

, non

cal

c;fe

w

ne a

res,

afe

w

y fi

ne p

ores

, na

ery

few

OO

ZT

Z699Z

OO

87t

tZ

cI6g

gI0

0

Og

Oi

7i

CZ

87ii

0O

Oil

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6177

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8g

Tr;

ZZ

TÇ

Ti

OO

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98

OI

TT

i87

911

0

0Z

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6'g

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001'0

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79 89g6

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68*g.

S7 fl S

SO

MN

I'S,

____

____

__--

----

-___

__--

----

----

---_

____

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

---_

____

_---

----

----

-___

__--

__--

----

----

-___

----

----

-___

____

____

___-

SOIL

PR

OFI

LE

DE

SCR

IPT

ION

Prof

ile: S

A 0

019

Uni

t: A

as: 2

A:

0-12

B:

12-

44C

:44

-77

D:

77 -

112

E: 1

15 -

130

c5. B

otsw

ana

FAO

/BO

T/8

5/01

1pr

int d

ate:

08/

03/8

9

SHE

ET

:18

24A

LO

CA

TIO

N:

12.7

km f

rom

Kar

bika

u to

Kas

inka

.A

UT

HO

RIS

): G

.Bae

rtA

.Rem

mel

zwaa

lCLASSIFICATION

FAO: Celtic

Are

noso

l (19

74)

ST :

Typ

ic U

stoc

hrep

tL

AN

DFO

RM

:al

luvi

al p

l.in

TO

POG

RA

PHY

: gen

tly u

ndul

atin

gSU

RF.

CH

aR: n

o se

.ling

, no

crac

ks, o

il ev

iden

ce o

f sa

lt,L

AN

D U

SE: n

o ap

pare

nt m

anag

emen

t sys

tem

SPE

CIE

S1

Tre

es-

Ter

min

alia

ser

icea

(do

m.)

Lon

choc

arpu

s no

lsii

Pelto

phor

um a

frir

-.nu

m:

- T

erm

in.li

a se

rice

a (d

om.)

Papp

ea c

aFen

ais

Lon

choc

arpu

s ne

lsii

Gra

i.,-.

es/f

orbs

-PA

RE

NT

MA

TE

P:2-

: allu

vium

MO

IZI.

OO

ND

:0

- 13

0 cm

SUR

F.ST

ON

ES:

one

ER

OSI

ON

:ni

l

3:

Al

0 -

12 c

m10

YR

3.5

/1.5

(m

oist

) an

d10YR

4.5/

1.5

(dry

), f

ine

sand

, wea

k m

ediu

m a

nd c

oars

e su

bang

ular

blo

cky

stru

ctur

e, s

oft,

com

mon

ver

y fi

ne a

nd f

ine

pare

s,no

n ca

lcar

eous

, com

mon

term

ite/a

nt a

ctiv

ity a

nd c

on b

urro

ws,

man

y fi

ne a

nd m

ediu

m r

oots

, cle

ar w

avy

boun

dary

.

12 -

44 c

m10YR

4.5/

1.5

(moi

st)

and

10YR

5.5/

1.5

(dry

), f

ine

sand

, wea

kly

'.--J

sren

t mas

sive

stru

ctur

e, s

oft,

few

ver

y fi

ne a

nd f

ine

pore

s, f

ew c

oars

e so

ftca

lcar

eous

whi

te n

ndul

es, n

on c

alca

reou

.s, c

on te

rmite

/aw

,an

d co

n bu

rrow

s, c

on v

ery

fina

and

fin

e ro

ots,

cle

ar w

avy

boun

dary

.

rAd

44-

77 c

m10

YR

5/2

(m

oist

) an

d 10

YR

6.5

/2.5

(dm

, Ein

e sa

nd, w

eakl

y ca

r.er

ent m

assi

vest

ruct

ure,

sof

t to

slig

htly

bar

d, f

ew v

ery

fine

and

fin

e po

res,

,H,t

lard

and

sof

tca

lcar

eous

whi

te n

odul

es, n

on c

alca

reou

s, c

omm

on te

rmite

/ant

act

ivity

and

com

man

bur

row

s, f

ew v

ery

fine

and

fin

e ro

ots,

gra

dfls

1 sm

ooth

bou

nday

.

77 -

112

cm

10Y

R 6

/4 (

moi

st)

and

10YR

7.5/

2 (d

ry),

loan

' fin

e sa

nd, w

eakl

y co

here

nt m

assi

vest

ruct

ure,

sof

t to

slig

htly

har

d, c

on v

ery

fine

and

fin

o po

res,

ver

y fe

wfi

ne h

ard

and

soft

cal

care

ous

whi

te n

odul

es, s

tron

gly

calc

areo

us, .

-orm

ou te

rmite

/ant

act

ivity

, few

ver

y fi

ne a

nd f

ine

root

s, a

brup

t sm

ooth

bou

ndar

y.

112

- 13

0 cm

10YR

6/4

(moi

st)

and

10YR

7.5/

2 (d

ry),

loas

' fi7

le ,a

Ld

fine

san

dy I

f)sr

, wea

kly

cohe

rent

mas

sive

stru

ctur

e, s

oft,

freq

uent

fin

e ha

rd a

nd s

oft

calc

areo

us w

hite

nod

ules

and

fre

quen

t coa

rse

hard

and

9of

t cal

care

cano

dule

s, s

tron

gly

calc

areo

us, v

ery

few

ver

y fi

ne a

nd f

ine

root

s,

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

-- -

----

-- -

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

---

----

RO

CK

TY

PE:

GE

OL

UN

IT:

DR

AIN

AG

E :

wel

l dra

ined

RO

CK

OU

TC

RO

P: n

one

HU

MA

N I

NF:

nil

GRID :

KK

-242

-876

AG

RO

CL

IM.Z

ON

E: 1

81C

OO

RD

: 18.

11-

F24

-23-

40-E

EL

EV

AT

ION

DA

TE

: 01

/07;

'26

SMR:

ustic

LA

ND

EL

EM

EN

T:

POSI

TIO

N: h

ighe

r pa

rtM

ICR

O T

OPO

GR

APH

Y: e

ven

SLO

PE:

-2 %

VE

GE

TA

TIO

N: d

ense

sav

anna

GRASSCOVER:

STA

ND

AR

D S

OIL

AN

AL

YSI

S R

ESU

LT

S

k 00

19

DE

PTH

pHE

CP

CCEC

Ca

Mg

KNa

PBS

Particle size (weight %)

CECclay

METH

PRETR

'H

20CaCL2

mS/cm

ppm

weight %

meq/100gr soil ------ù

ZvcS

cS

mS

fS

vfS

cSi

fSi

Clay

meq/100gr

A0

126.

56.

20.

13

0.4

4.3

3.0

0.7

0.2

0.1

940

117

669

11

645

Ji

1244

7.9

7.2

0.1

30.

24.

78.

70.

50.

20.

2>

100

00

1067

140

08

49

4477

8.4

7.6

0.1

20.

14.

027

.10.

80.

10.

2>

100

01

1365

111

110

39

7711

28.

47.

70.

11

0.0

4.6

33.7

1.2

0.2

0.2

>10

00

114

599

21

1432

E11

513

08.

37.

70.

12

0.1

6.4

33.8

1.9

0.6

0.2

>10

04

513

459

103

1156

Soil Survey of Botswana

FAO

/BO

T18

5/01

1Print date:

29/1

1/88

PART.SIZE DETERMINATION

METHOD:

H - Hydrometer Method,

PPipette Method,

* - Not Known

PRE

TR

EA

TM

EN

T:

0 -Organic Matter,

F - Free Iron tb:ides,

CCarbonates,

SSoluble Salts

N - None

IL FKIFILE bESCRIPTION

Profile: SA 0020

Unit: A07

Status: 2

SHEET

:1824A

LOCATION

:I0.6km from Kachikau to Rasinka.

AUTHOR(S): R.Breitbart

A.Remmelzumal K.Verbeek

CLASSIFICATION

FAO: Gleyic Luvisol (1974)

ST

: Mollie Ochraqualf

LaNDFORM

:alluvial plain

TOPOGRAPHY: almost flat

SURF. CHAR: no sealing, no cracks, nil evidence of salt,

L.iD

Tic

:no apparent management system

:Trees

-

:Shrubs - Combretum hereroense (dom.)

Cambretum imberbe

Terminalia sericea

Grasses/forbs-

PARENT MATERIAL; alluvium

MOIST. OOND: dry 0 - 115 am

SURF.STONES: nona

EROSION

oil 0-

30

B:

35-

55

C:

57- 82

D:

90 - 115

A0 -

30 cm

10YR 3.5/1 (moist) and 10YR 5/1 (dry), sandy loan to sandy clay loam weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure, hard, common very fine and

fine pores,

non calcareous, few termite/ant activity, few very fine and fine roc

gradual smooth boundary.

30 -

57 cm

10YR 3.5/1.5 (moist) and 10YR 5/1.5 (dry), sandy loam ro sandy clay lor,a, strongly coherent massive

structure, very hard very firm, common

very fina and fine pores, non calcareous, few termite/ant activity, 'ew very fine and fina roots, clear wavy boundary.

Bt

57 -

82 cm

10YR 3/1 (moist) and 10YR 5/1 (dry), sandy clay loan (30% clay),

oa7,

,:r7

coarse prismatic weak coarse and very coarse angular and subangular blocky structure,

very hard very firm, patchy thin cutans, common very fine and tin.e.

Tx.

,v23

,non rAlcareous, few termite/ant activity, few very fine and fine roots,

abrupt wavy boundary.

2C

82 - 115 cm

10YR 5/2.5 (moist) and 10YR 6/2.5 (dry), fine san-I,

structure, hard, common very fine and fine porea, non calcareous, very few very fine and fine roots,

------------------------------- -----

FAO

/BO

T/8

5/01

1print date:

GRID

: RK -277 -882

AGRO CLIM.ZONE: 181

CCORD: 18-11-10-S

24-24-40-E

ELEVATION

DATE :

01/07/86

SMR: aquic

LAND ELEMENT

:POSITION: intermediate part

MICRO TOPOGRAPHY: even

SLOPE

: 0

- 1

VEGETATION: open shrub savanna

GRASSCOVER:

ROCK TYPE:

GEOL.UNIT:

DRAINAGE

:imperfectly drained

ROCK OUTCROP: none

HUMAN INF: nil

STANDARD SOIL ANALYSIS RESULTS

PROFILE: SA 0020

--------

-_--

----

-_--

----

-_-_

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

-- -

----

----

---

----

---

----

- _

----

----

___

____

____

____

____

____

____

SAMPLE

DEPTH

PEEC

PC

CCa

Mg

KNa

PBS

Particle size (weight %)

CECclay

METIi

F7777

H20

CaCL2

mS/cm

ppm

weight %

meq/100gx soil ------ù

vcS

cS

mS

fS

vfS

cSi

fSi

Clay

meq/100gr

Ln

-;--

A0

30

6.6

5.4

0.1

20.8

11.1

7.6

1.7

0.3

0.2

89

01

14

34

12

59

25

31

B35

55

7.0

5.6

0.1

20.2

10.4

6.7

1.9

0.3

0.2

88

01

14

35

10

57

28

34

C57

82

7.0

5.8

0.1

20.1

13.2

8.3

2.4

0.4

0.2

86

01

17

31

11

48

29

44

D90

115

7.4

6.1

0.0

20.0

4.3

2.3

0.8

0.1

0.2

78

03

30

43

13

20

947

Soil Survey of Botswana

FAO/BOT/85/011

Print date: 29/11/88

PART.SIZE DETERMINATION

METHOD:

HHydrometer Method,

P - Pipette Method,

* - Not Known

PRETREATMENT:

0Organic Metter,

FFree Iron Oxides,

C - Carbonates,

SSoluble Salts

N - None

SOIL PROFILE

DESCRIPTION

Prof

ile: S

A 0

031

Uni

t: A

09St

ati

SHEET

:1824A

GRID : KK-214-863

AGRO CLIM.ZONE: 1BI

LO

CA

TIO

N14

.6 k

m f

r,Jm

Kachikau to Rasinka.

OD

OR

D:

18-11-48-S

24-22-00-E

ELEVATION

AWHOR(S): G.Baerc

DATE : 05/08/86

CLASSIFICATION

FAO: Calcic Luvisol (1974)

sodic phase

SMR: ustic

31

Typic Haplustalf

LANDFORM

:alluvial

pla4

nLAND ELEMENT

: not applicable

POSITION:

TOPOGRAPHY: flat

MICRO TOPOGRAPHY: even

SLOPE

: 0

- 1

SURF. CHAR: sligbt sealing, no cracks, nil evidence of salt,

LAND USE:

1_,oapparent management system

VE

GE

TA

TIO

N:open tree savanna

GRASSCOVER:

SPECIES : Trees

-Combretum hereroense

Combretum imberbe

:Shrubs -

Grasses/forbs-

PARENT MATERIAL: alluvium

ROCK TYPE:

GEOL.UNIT:

MOIST. COND: dry 0 - 50

cm

DRAINAGE

: imperfectly drained

SURF.STONES: none

ROCK (UTCROP: none

r.SI0N

:nil

HUMAN IN?: nil

P7MARM;

1.,Tt too hard to dig. Solonstm?

SAMTU.3:

A.

0- 10

B:

10-

30C

:30- 50

A0 -

10 cm

10YR 3.5/1 (mr.:,.st) and 10YR 3/1 (dry), sandy loam to sandy clay '-am, weak medium subangular and angular bloCky structure, hard, common very fine and

fine and

few medium porEs, non calcareous, many very fina and fine roo ta. clear wavy boundary.

Bt1

10 -

30cm

10YR 3/L.5 ,m:ist) and 10YR 4/1.5 (dry), sandy clay, wesik medium and coarse subengular and angular blocky structure, hard, patchy

catana, ,7...a..mu

very fine and fine pores, few fina soft calcareous

teondulo:, moderately calcareous, few termite/ant activity. common vr-,y

and fine

root

s,ab

lupt

woo

ryboundary.

Bt2

30 -

50 cm

10YR 6/2 (moist) and 10YR 7/1 (dry), sandy clay, strongly coherent massive

structure, extremely hard, weakly cemented, few very fine and fine pores,

strongly calcareous, very few very f4TIP and fina roots,

40/B

OT

/85/

011

prir

Y:

08/03/89

STANDARD SOIL ANALYSIS RESULTS

----------

PROFILE: SA 0031

---------- -------------------------------------------

SAMPLE

DEPTH'

pH

EC

CEC

Ca

Mg

KNa

PBS

-ize

(CECclay

METE

PRETR

1320

CaCL2

mS/cm

ppm

meq/100gr soil ------ù

Zvc

3mS

fS

ScSi

fSi

Clay

meq/100gr

-------

-___

----

-_--

----

__--

--__

----

_--_

----

---_

010

7.4

7.0

0.2

20.8

8.5

6.4

1.9

0.6

0.1

>100

00

149

17

412

17

31

10

30

7.8

7.3

0.2

10.6

8.8

22.1

3.1

0.9

0.0

>100

00

145

15

59

26

25

C30

50

8.7

7.6

0.2

10.6

6.1

37.1

3.1

1.0

0.6

>100

910

620

95

12

29

12

Soil

(Botswana

FAO/BOT/85/011

Print date: 29/11/88

PAR1

i.,L111.111NATI0N

METHOD:

H - Hydrometer Method,

P - Pipette Method,

* - Not Known

PRETREATMENT:

0 - Organic Matter,

F - Free Iron Oxides,

CCarbonates,

S - Soluble Salts

N - None

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FRf.,FILE DESCaIP:ION

Profile: SA 0032

Unit: LA42a

---------

---------

SEEET

/824A

GRID : KK-245-942

AGRO CLIM.ZONE: 181

LOC

AT

ION

:13

km fr

om g

azni

ka,..

.S

Pdu

mel

ela

COOED: 18-07-30-S

24-23-50-E

ELEVATION

,LO

TH

OF

(S):

G.d

aert

DA

TE

:05/06/86

CL,SIFICATION

EAU;

Gle

7sol

(19741

sodi

o ph

ase

SKR:

aqui

cS

T.

Hap

lecp

.io H

apla

quol

lLANDFORM

:llvia. plain

LAND EL)1ENT

:no

t app

licab

leP

OS

ITIO

N: l

ower

par

t-I

TT

CG

RA

PdY

: fla

tM

ICR

OTOPOGRAPHY:

unev

enSLOPE

:0

-

WRI. ...MLR:

no s

ealin

g, n

o cr

acks

, nil

evid

ence

of s

alt,

LAN:, USE:

VEGETATION:

gras

slan

dGRASSCOVER:

5PE

CIE

3.

Tre

es-

:S

hrub

s-

Gra

sses

.fort

s-pA

RD

in M

AT

ER

IAL:

iluv

ial r

ewor

ked

lacu

strin

eROCK TYPE:

GEOL.UNIT:

MO

IST

. OO

N7.

0:-

135

cmDRAINAGE

:po

orly

dra

ined

'SU

RF

:ST

ON

ES

; non

eR

OC

KOUTCROP:

none

ER

OS

ION

4oi

lH

UM

AN

INF

: nil

RE

MA

RY

S: S

rovr

u.zf

init

tJ s

ee, p

rofil

e to

o m

oist

, will

pro

babl

y gi

ve V

c pr

ism

atic

whe

n dr

ying

up.

Thi

n la

yer

of w

hite

san

d be

twee

n B

w a

nd2C

and

pock

ets

.and

in b

oth

h-or

'Ir.

S's

- 1a

yer.

3 cf

san

" m

ixed

with

O.M

., in

dai

k la

yer.

SANPLI -

16

B:

16 -

45

C:

45-

75

D:

75 - 103

E: 103 - 135

Al

0 -

cw

10YR 2/. -

loam

y sa

nd, w

eak

fine

and

med

ium

sub

angu

lar

bloc

ky s

truc

ture

, sof

t, co

mm

on v

ery

fine

and

fine

pore

s, n

on c

alca

reou

s, fe

w te

rmite

/ant

act

ivity

,ab

unda

n t

Jtne

and

firm

roo

ts, a

brup

t wav

y bo

unda

ry.

16 -

45

cm10

YR

2/1

- (.

mei

sr),

cla

y lo

am, w

eek

very

coa

rse

pris

mat

ic s

truc

ture

, sof

t, co

mm

on v

ery

fina

and

fine

pore

s, n

on c

alca

reou

s, m

any

very

fine

and

fine

roo

ts,

abru

pt-

wav

y bo

unda

ry.

Bw

45

75 cm

10Y.-

'7.o

ist)

, cla

y, w

eak

very

coa

rse

angu

lar

and

suba

ngul

ar b

lock

y st

ruct

ure,

bar

d, fe

w v

ery

fine

and

fine

pore

s, n

on c

alca

reou

s, c

oulw

ocve

r-n

d fin

e ro

ots,

abr

upt w

avy

boun

dary

.

2C

75

103

cm10

YR

1_0,

san

dy lo

am, w

eakl

y co

here

nt m

assi

vest

ruct

ure,

sof

t, fe

w v

ery

fine

and

fina

pore

s, n

on c

alca

reou

s, v

ery

few

ver

y fin

e an

d fin

e ro

ots,

ai.r

upt

i bou

ndar

y.

3r'1

317

5(m

.,.st

), fi

ne s

and,

sin

gle

grai

nst

ruct

ure,

loos

e, fe

w v

ery

fine

and

fine

pore

s, n

on c

alca

reou

s, n

o ro

ots,

','7185/011

date

:08/03/89

STA!-IDARD SOIL ANALYSIS RESULTS

PROFILE: SA 0032

SAMPLE

DEPTE

PO

EC

PC

CEC

Ca

Mg

KNa

PBS

Particle size (weight %)

CECclay

METI3

PRETR

H20

CaC1.2

mS/cm

ppm

weight %

meq/100gr soil ------ù

ZvcS

cS

mS

fS

vfS

cSi

fSi

Clay

meq/100gr

U-1

CX

DA

016

7.5

7.3

1.7

22.2

24.1

52.4

9.0

1.4

2.0

>100

11

112

59

57

13

115

B16

45

7.9

7.6

1.1

31.9

18.3

37.6

6.7

1.0

1.2

>100

00

119

11

14

25

30

37

C45

75

8.4

7.8

1.5

20.5

5.8

21.0

3.1

0.9

1.3

>100

00

123

15

617

38

10

D75

103

8.8

7.8

0.2

10.0

4.9

11.1

2.5

0.3

0.5

>100

00

128

35

15

614

34

E103

135

9.1

8.1

0.2

10.1

5.8

1.2

0.5

0.1

0.2

34

00

654

36

10

1469

Soil Survey of Botswana

FAO/BOT/85/011

Print date: 29/11/88

PART.SIZE DETERMINATION

METHOD:

HHydrometer Method,

PPipette Method,

* - Not Known

PRETREATMENT:

0 - Organic Matter,

F - Free Iron Oxides,

C - Carbonates,

S - Soluble Salts

N - None

Sc.

.

08/03/89

RIPTION

Prof

ile: S

A 0

038

Uni

t: A

2lb

Stat

us :

2

GRID

: RL,087-008

AGRO CLIM.ZONE: 1B1

ODORD: 18-03-50-S

24-14-40-E

ELEVATION

Taa:21,

C-B-ra

DATE

:07/08/86

tc Gieyeol (1974)

sodic phase

SMR: aquic

Haplaquept.

içf

a:LAND ELEMENT

: not applicable

POSITION: lower part

PF

iMICRO TOPOGRAPHY: even

SLOPE

:0

-

7,-41,7a

craa

kanil evidence of salt,

aaqa.aa

farm

ing

a:as

slan

dGRASSCOVER:

?a?..EaT

ic

ttaGEOL.UNIT:

;70

a-.;

DRAINAG: :

curectly tc poorly drained

1.:R

=-.

S75N

aS.

RO--

'"?: none

Di]

HU

MA

N I

NF:

RE

MA

RK

S:

SAMPLES:

A:

0-

16

Ft:

16- 55

C:

55-

80

D:

85 - 115

A0

-16

cm

,,_Joisti and 10YR 3.5/1 (dry), sandy clay loam

coarse r"-ngular bloCky structure, slightly hard, common very fine

and

fine pores,

1c:Ireous, abundant very fine and fine roots,

16 -

55 cm

3ii (moist) and

loyR

fl (day), clay, very

ismatic

apat

into very weak very coarse angular and subanFulaT tlockty structure,

Lard t

nard, few

,:.ne and fine pores, non calcareous, few termdte/ant acta ,i,4 arld few burrows, common very fiLe and fine r&oc,,,,

a rttt smooth wrundary.

2C1

55 -

84 cm 1-k 3/1

(dry), loamy sand, strongly coherent

a, very hard, few very fine and fine pores, 77./n calcareous, few

1r,..a.r2wst fea

-a roots, abrupt wavy boundary.

2C2

84 - 120 __

1.5/1 (dry), sandy loam to loamy

ss

bard to very hard, few very fine and

non calcareous, very few

-

'RD SOIL ANALYSIS RESULTS

____

____

____

____

____

__--

-___

____

-_--

- --

----

---

----

-_--

----

- --

---

PRO

FIL

E: S

A 0

038

SAM

PLE

DE

PTH

PEE

CP

CCa

Mg

KNa

PBS

Particle size (weight %)

CECclay

LI

PRE

IR

H20

CaCL2

mS/cm

ppm

weight

%11

----

-m

eq/1

00gr

soi

l ---

---1

1%

vcS

cSm

SfS

vfS

cSi

fSi

Cla

y,q

/100

7.-7

A0

167.

57.

20.

32

5.4

22.1

45.7

3.9

2.8

0.3

>10

02

01

155

452

212

1655

7.7

7.3

0.2

22.

522

.026

.32.

61.

30.

4>

100

00

120

67

2145

27

C55

807.

97.

30.

22

0.3

7.7

4.6

0.8

0.4

0.3

790

03

699

23

14

48

8511

58.

27.

30.

11

0.0

5.7

4.5

1.2

0.4

0.3

>10

00

03

708

22

1637

Sirl ',vrveyf Botswana

FAO/BOT1851011

PAR

T.S

IZE

DETERMINATION

METHOD:

HHydrometer Method,

P - Pipette Method,

* - Not Known

PRETREATMENT:

0Organic Matter,

F - Free Iron Oxides,

CCarbonates,

S - Soluble Salts

NNone

Print date: 29111

@C

.

:12A0O

SS

1/110

I-

0M

OT

S

perk 031,1s

T8I

VU

C

U

085,7

- 9191

-0334V

S

vga-a

flUN

VIC

I-1

a;:-.[ort!

PRO

FIL

E; S

A 0

0'13

0121

1- P0E

0EPT

E

1120

CaC

L1

ppm

wei

E--

----

- --

----

----

---

----

----

----

----

----

---

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

---

PBS

ize

(wei

ght %

)C

EC

clay

mm

uPR

ET

R

fSvf

ScS

ifS

iC

lay

meq

/100

5

016

6.6

5.8

0.0

20.

32.

11

.20.

098

671

132

26

14

1643

6.6

6.0

0.0

20.

11.

81

.20,

1>

100

00

773

122

06

27

4580

6.7

6.4

0.0

20.

01.

§1.

00.

20.

195

00

771

132

24

42

9012

06.

76.

4f,

ff>

100

00

772

132

23

29

Soil

Surv

ey o

f B

otsw

ana

FAO

/BO

T/8

5/01

1Pr

int d

ate:

29/

1-PA

RT

.SIZ

E Z

FTE

RY

JNA

TIO

NM

=O

D: H

P;.f

ftl i

lfaf

f7d-

fel.

- N

ee K

0000

0np?

s,T

RE

A7y

3w4

- 00

1,90

_0-

7 -

000e

'000

0000

01-s

ts,

S -

Solu

ble

Salts

N -

Nom

e

STA

ND

AR

D S

OIL

AN

A,

D'e

ee,e

----

----

----

_-_-

_-_-

_---

,-

A.1

1221

.;5m

T, 5

11 C

Y; c

1 -

; e T

.,

Mg:

-sT

3ive

,--

REMARKS:

SAMPLES:

A:

0 -

15

B15

45

C:

50- 85

D:

95 - 120

5511

.5:

1;..2

Y5

Y11

5551

151

;.

; SOL

BO

t5

A0- 15 cm

15

-

Btita

45-

90 cs

1cmc - 755510-5;;;

5555E5

111-f.-,

24-10-30-E

-

AGRJ CLIP, Z(;101-

ELEvATThir

aquic

;cm m.

1r11 15,115.?1,51

; not applicable

part

"r5.

15.5

5-1=

5551

17r1

, 5=

c1 1

55P0

m15

115:

55 e

ven

IJPE

O-

Z

;-

7e.

f salt,

Y...

.mtM

lY51

51FM

cc;

ee...

9ZV

ME

TA

TIO

N: w

oodl

and

GR

ASS

CO

VE

R:

3PE

r-IE

t,7M

.y-

5-m

cmcm

-

PE:

GE

OL

.UN

11:

LR

AIN

AG

E:

impe

rfec

t-rc

-or:

none

EPJ

MA

N I

NF:

nil

cr- =5

_=

cry-Mmv

cMyy

:4structure, sligb,tly hard, corzzaon very fine

and

f

"e7

ee"

-very

ha::

patc

hy th

incu

tans

, com

mon

_.

-. ':

-1;211.,

1-5-

mv

"....

"".e

and

fine

pares, few fi

cry

ym

yvv

mcrymr:5 ncyre5ary

pores, frequent fine nat,

90-

551;

y-f

_"=

":: f

":"

"=

7."

" e=

"Le

SIgym:

1-mrd. wary very fine

_-------------------------------------------------------------------. --------

m

-5-1

.151

1_51

,1.

11.1

; C1_

11_

1.2:

Profile: SA 0040

015

1545

5085

9512

(

----

----

----

-- -

--So

il Su

rvey

oi

PAR

T.S

IZE

DE

TE

W1I

NA

TIN

6.4

5.3

8.5

7.1

9.5

8.1

20.

1

0.4

20.

0

2.1

S

o o

910

07

7213

hi0.

10

08

5712

952

10

641

10

23

16

322

731

60 45 54 52

STA

ND

AR

D S

OIL

AN

AL

YSI

S R

ESU

LT

S

PRO

FIL

E: S

A 0

040

SAM

PLE

DE

PTH

PBS

--------------------- ------

----------

10FI

LE

DE

SCR

IPT

ION

Profile: SA 0042

Unit: Al9

itatus: 2

-99-

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

---

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

---

i.:

AG

RO

GL

IN.1

0NE

;E

:,jr

ffom

iirauiae

TA

M,:

::26

-05-

EE

_EV

AT

liN

iii2

71-

ro

SMR

:ustic

:71a-n7zap5p)calln't

tO!C ELEFENT

:valle

f.,onr

POSITION:

7,79(-Ard77

7M0; even

SLOPE

:0

-,HA3!

of C

ZE

E:',

1'.',

E,c

iiof salt,

1:576

7_ &

-..T

Bre

zz.,

VEGETATION: dense shrub savanna

GR

ASS

CO

VE

R:

I a.

'-er:mea

flava

Baikiaea plurijuga

RO

CK

IY

PE:

GE

OL

.UN

IT:

Lry

-D

RA

INA

GE

:well drained

ROCK OUTCROP: none

HUMAN INT: nil

Rai

SA?

0 -

25B

:30

-55

C:

8

0 -

7 5Y

ED

e7-

td'D

,D,fine a;

:

e su

:,;ular blocky structure, soft, few very fine and fine

mor

es, n

nncalca-eous,

very rinR aof fitc,r

g7,4

y.s:

)smooth lx

ary.

7,5y

ta-4

struc

few very fine and fine pores,

-'

'IDE

roots ,

-fcid

6YR

5/6

herent massive

structure,

)w very fine

le pores, non calcareous, few fine and medium roots,

----------- ------------

-ate: 08)

CI

60

STA

ND

AR

D S

OIL

AN

AL

YSI

S R

ESU

LT

S__

_ _a

--_

-___

- as

-cc

--

Ca

a-

a- _

77-7

:

O).

0

3055

4.9

3.8

0

_

7.7

7.7

S-..

1

'H

-

`Ir

.7.7

.77.

--7.

7.S

Solu

ble

Salts

NN

one

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

--N

aC

F,C

clay

Is=

%)

PRE

TR

.7f

Tk=

4., k

7,7

1.4

.20.

284

04

3644

91

06

26

.10.

256

04

3447

91

06

40

0.2

0.3

530

637

427

10

749

CZ

- zo

es-

A -

---a

= -

0`g.

-¢C

AGRO CLI/4.ZONE: 181

oft:7

7"tlf

ft-ft to:tio so_ ,

7-:,

,,,,y,a-_

OX71.: 1G-22-05-S

24-15-30-E

ELEVATION

.

OSP-6/86

LA;A: ELEMENT

not applicable

POSITION,

er:RO 10POGRAPI1Y; even

SLOPE

0-

1%

so,a4et,t- ,s,ts,

VE/TI(: dense shrub savanna

ORASSCOVER:

13

5 -

45

C:

60 -

85

D:

9-

AO

-,3

asS

10'; 5,51";

'ifs)

.tto

ee,

71,very weak medium subangular blocky structure, soft, con very fine and fine po

tom.

-tar_tt stssfats.

,

7.1

ftta;ot tot,t, .stst,tatt

7.."

,71C

weakly

3T;',

-;_1

42 3

T,t7

h

Cl

20

C2

53

=

C3

90 -

1t t

"to-t-

sto

mr7), fine

tructure, soft, few very fine and fine pores, non calcareous, coomon

tructnre, soft, common very fine and fine

pore

s, n

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SAMPLE

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