soil map units where 118B Emuri is dominant
Soil properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Viti Levu |
| Landscape position | Hill country in the lowlands and foothills |
| Soil parent material | in situ calcareou, sandstones, marlss tuffs |
| Slope | Undulating (4-7°). Surface hummocks (Gilgai). |
| Surface outcrops | No surface rock outcrops. No surface stones or boulders. |
| Brief soil profile description | - |
| Soil profile texture | 0-110cm clay. |
| Minimum effective rooting depth | <60cm. Waterlogging at depth during wet season. Smectitic clays inhibit rooting. |
| Soil pH (acidity) | 0-20cm moderately acid. 20-60cm slightly acid. 60-110cm slightly alkaline. |
| Salinity | Non saline. |
| Soil fertility under natural conditions | Very low potassium (K) below 20cm. Very low phosphorus (P) throughout. |
| Soil moisture regime | ustic |
| Susceptibility to drought | In normal years soil moisture deficits >100 days are experienced sometime in the period May to October. |
| Soil drainage | Poorly drained. |
| Susceptibility to waterlogging | In normal years waterlogging may occur for up to 60 days on slopes <4° sometime in the period November to April. |
| Susceptibility to flooding | 3-4 floods per year (water only) occur sometime in the period November to April. |
