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Duration of water saturation in selected soils of Weatherley, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.W. van Huyssteen --- Department of Soil, South Africa P. A.L. le Roux --- Department of Soil, South Africa M. Hensley --- Department of Soil, South Africa T.B. Zere --- Department of Soil, South AfricaSoil water contents were measured weekly for six years (1997–2005) in the Weatherley catchment in the northern Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, and used to calculate average duration of water saturation above 70% of porosity (ADs>0.7). Data were used... -
Hydrological classification of orthic A horizons in Weatherley, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: CW van Huyssteen --- Department of Soil-, Crop- and Climate Science, South AfricaOrthic A horizons carry little interpretive, especially hydrological, value. This paper aims to elucidate the hydrological interpretation of orthic A horizons. Measured water contents in the orthic A horizons of 28 profiles in the Weatherley catchment of South Africa were...