Table 5 Soil classification
From: Flood vulnerable zones in the rural blocks of Thiruvallur district, South India
Mapping unit | Description | Classification |
|---|---|---|
Alfisols | Moderately deep, well drained, gravelly clay soils on gently sloping lands, moderately eroded; associated with moderately shallow, well drained gravelly loam soils. | Clayey-skeletal, mixed, Typic Rhodustalfs. |
Entosols | Moderately shallow, well-drained, gravelly loam soils on undulating hills, severely eroded; associated with shallow, well-drained, gravelly loam soils. | Loamy skeletal, mixed, Typic Ustorthents. |
Inceptisols | Shallow, well drained, gravelly clay soils on gently sloping lands, moderately eroded; associated with moderately shallow, well drained, gravelly clay soils. | Clayey skeletal, mixed, Rhodic Paleustalfs. |
Vertisols | Very deep, moderately well drained, calcarious, cracking clay soils on gently sloping lands, slightly eroded. | Fine, Montmorillonitic, Entic Chromusterts. |