Texas A&M Farm - Maize

Principal Investigator for Affiliate Site

Dr. Nithya Rajan, Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Science

Site Description

Maize crop

Physiography

Coordinates: 30.547024, -96.423337, 68 m

Ecoregion III: East Central Texas Plains

Ecoregion IV: Floodplains and Low Terraces

Vegetation

Type: Irrigated crop

Predominant Species: Maize

Height: <2 m

Seasonality: Growing season from March to August

Management: Traditional

Climate

Koppen Classification: Humid Subtropical (Cfa)

Mean Annual Precipitation: 991 mm

Annual Mean Max Temperature: 26.0°C

Annual Mean Min Temperature: 13.9°C

Predominant Wind Direction: From the South-Southeast

Hydrology

River Basin: Lower Brazos River

Watershed: Old River/Brazos River

HUC10: 1207010107

Major Aquifer Region: Carrizo-Wilcox (subcrop)

Minor Aquifer Region: Brazos River Aluvium Aquifer

Soils and Geology

Taxonomy: Inceptisols - Udifluventic Haplustepts

Soil Series: Weswood silty clay loam

Soil Texture: Silty clay loam

Geology: Holocene