soil map units where 43B Ba is dominant
Soil properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Viti Levu |
| Landscape position | Slope margin of the dissected Plateau in the lowlands and foothills |
| Soil parent material | basic and intermediate rocks |
| Slope | Undulating (4-7°). Very uneven microrelief due to windthrow and past erosion. |
| Surface outcrops | No surface rock outcrops. Strongly weathered regolith exposed in 10% of area. Surface stones cover 10% of area. |
| Brief soil profile description | - |
| Soil profile texture | 0-30cm gritty clay loam. 30-60cm+ clay loam (in situ weathered rock). |
| Minimum effective rooting depth | <30cm |
| Soil pH (acidity) | 0-63cm strongly acid. |
| Salinity | Non saline. |
| Soil fertility under natural conditions | % base saturation, organic carbon (C), phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca), potassium (K) and sodium (Na) very low. Cation exchange capacity (CEC) low. |
| Soil moisture regime | ustic |
| Susceptibility to drought | In normal years soil moisture deficits >120 days are experienced sometime in the period May to October. |
| Soil drainage | Well drained. |
| Susceptibility to waterlogging | Never waterlogs. |
| Susceptibility to flooding | Never floods. |
