IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tifton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981GA277004
  • User Pedon ID: 81GA277004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1981GA277004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0770
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 50164
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: About 13 km W-NW of Tifton, GA, on the Coastal Plain Experiment Station (Ponder Farm, Tift Co.).
  • State: Georgia
  • County: GA277—Tift
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Plinthic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tifton
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tifton
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Plinthic Paleudult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: plain
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PANO2

    Paspalum notatum

    bahiagrass

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    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
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    1Ap—0 to 29 centimeters (0.0 to 11.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky; 5.5 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04582. 5 percent iron concretions. Structure in place is weak thick platy to moderate medium fine subangular blocky in upper 10 cm to weak coarse subangular blocky 10 to 29 cm.; many roots
    1Bw—29 to 41 centimeters (11.4 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky; 2.5 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P04583. 10 percent iron concretions. Tree roots concentrated on top of B21t.; common roots
    1Bt1—41 to 78 centimeters (16.1 to 30.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky; 0.5 roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P04584. 3 percent iron concretions.; few roots
    1Bt2—78 to 117 centimeters (30.7 to 46.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior, dry; sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky; 0.5 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P04585. few roots
    1Bt3—117 to 138 centimeters (46.1 to 54.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior sandy clay loam; 30 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 30 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky; 0.5 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P04586. 10 percent plinthite.; few roots; many fine prominent 2.5YR46 mottles; many fine prominent 10YR72 mottles
    1BC—138 to 183 centimeters (54.3 to 72.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) interior and red (2.5YR 4/6) interior sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky; 0.5 roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P04587. 4 percent plinthite. Fourth moist color is (7.5YR 5/6).; few roots
    1C—183 to 218 centimeters (72.0 to 85.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky; fragments. Lab sample # 81P04588. Fourth moist color is (2.5YR 4/6). Some pockets of sl.