Soil Surveys and Maps

1960's Soil reports and Maps

Twyford, I.T.; Wright, A.C.S. (1965). The soil resources of the Fiji Islands. Government Printer, Suva. 2 volumes (570 p. 23 maps)
All maps are available for viewing and download from https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-543874596/view

Alternative download locations:

  • Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research Digital Library link
  • Australian National University Open Research Library: link.

 

1980's Soil Reports

Laffan, M.D.; Smith, S.M. (1986). Soils of Rotuma, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Soil Survey Report 72. 38 p.

Laffan, M.D. (1988a). Soils of Legalega Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Survey Report 77. 28 p.

Laffan, M.D. (1988b). Soils of Seaqaqa Agricultural research Station, Vanua Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Survey Report 79. 29 p.

Leslie, D.M. (1984a). Soils of Koronivia Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Survey Report 75. 46 p.

Leslie, D.M. (1984b). Soils of Nawaicoba Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Survey Report 78. 36 p.

Rijkse, W.C. (1990). Soils of Sigatoka Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Survey Report 81. 58 p.

Shepherd, T.G.; Neall, V.E. (1991). Soils of Tutu Estate, Taveuni, Fiji. NZ Soil Survey Report 85. 111 p.

Palmer, R.W.P. (1992). Soils of Naduruloulou Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Survey Report 82. 45 p.

Smith, S.M. (1992). Soils of Waidradra Agricultural Research Station, Vitu Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Report 83. 35 p.

McLeod, M. (1992). Soils of Dobuilevu Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Survey Report 84. 43 p.

 

1980's Soil Maps

Laffan, M.D.; Perdie, B.R.; Shepherd, T.G. (1984). Soil map of Seaqaqa Agricultural Research Station, Vanua Levu, Fiji. Scale 1:3000. (NZ Soil Bureau Map 213).

Laffan, M.D.; Smith, S.M. (1983). Soil map of Rotuma, Fiji. Scale 1:25,000 (NZ Soil Bureau Map 208).

Leslie, D.M. (1984a). Soil map of Koronivia Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. Scale 1:3000. (NZ Soil Bureau Map 210).

Laffan, M.D.; Leslie, D.M. (1984). Soil map of Legalega Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. Scale 1:1500. (NZ Soil Bureau Map 211).

Leslie, D.M.; Laffan, M.D. (1984). Soil map of Nawaicoba Agricultural Research Station. Scale 1:3000. (NZ Soil Bureau Map 212).

Rijkse, W.C., McLeod, M. (1985). Soil map of Sigatoka Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu. Scale 1:3000. (NZ Soil Bureau Map 215).

Seru, V.B.; Leslie, D.M. (1986). Soil map of Fiji. Scale 1:50,000, Land Use Section, Land Resource Planning and Development Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Fiji.

Smith, S.M.; Palmer, R.W.P. (1985). Soil map of Waidradra Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Map 217.

Palmer, R.W.P., Smith, S.M. (1986). Soil map of Naduruloulou Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. Scale 1:3000. NZ Soil Bureau Map 216.

McLeod, M.; Rijkse, W.C. (1989). Soil map of Dobuilevu Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. Scale 1:3000 (NZ Soil Bureau Map 218).

Purdie, B.R; Laffan, M.D.; Shepherd, T.G. (1987).  Soil map of Wainigata Agricultural Research Station, Vanua Levu, Fiji. Scale 1:3000 (NZ Soil Bureau Map 214).

Shepherd, T.G.; Neall, V.E. (1986a). Soil map of Tutu Estate, Taveuni Island, Fiji. Scale 1:10,000 (NZ Soil Bureau Map 219).

 

1980's Soil Taxonomic Unit Descriptions (STUDs)

Laffan, M.D. (1985a). Soil taxonomic unit descriptions for Legalega Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Soil Taxonomic Unit Descriptions 5. 46 p.

Laffan, M.D. (1985b). Soil taxonomic unit descriptions for Seaqaqa Agricultural Research Station, Vanua Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Soil Taxonomic Unit Descriptions 7. 48 p.

Laffan, M.D.; Smith, S.M. (1984). Soil taxonomic unit descriptions for Rotuma, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Soil Taxonomic Unit Descriptions 14. 90 p.

Leslie, D.M. (1985a). Soil taxonomic unit descriptions for Koronivia Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Soil Taxonomic Unit Descriptions 4. 84 p.

Leslie, D.M. (1985b). Soil taxonomic unit descriptions for Nawaicoba Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Soil Taxonomic Unit Descriptions 6. 58p.

Leslie, D.M.; Seru, V.B. (1998). Fiji soil taxonomic unit description handbook. Manaaki Whenua Press. 2 volumes (928 p.).
Download: Volume 1 (5.4 MB) | Volume 2 (4.3 MB)

McLeod, M. (1985). Soil taxonomic unit descriptions for Dobuilevu Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Soil Taxonomic Unit Descriptions 12.

Rijkse, W.C. (1985). Soil taxonomic unit descriptions for Sigatoka Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Soil Taxonomic Unit Descriptions 9. 65 p.

Smith, S.M. (1985). Soil taxonomic unit descriptions for Waidradra Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Soil Taxonomic Unit Descriptions 11. 34 p.

Palmer, R.W.P. (1986). Soil taxonomic unit descriptions for Naduruloulou Agricultural Research Station, Viti Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Soil Taxonomic Unit Descriptions 10. 76 p.

Purdie, B.R. (1986). Soil taxonomic unit descriptions for Wainigata Agricultural Research Station, Vanua Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Soil Taxonomic Unit Descriptions 8. 48 p.

Shepherd, T.G.; Neall, V.E. (1986b). Soil taxonomic unit descriptions for Tutu Estate, Taveuni Island, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Taxonomic Unit Descriptions 13. 102 p.

Shepherd, T.G.; Neall, V.E. (1986c). Soil taxonomic unit descriptions for Vunilagi Estate, Vanua Levu, Fiji. NZ Soil Bureau Soil Taxonomic Unit Descriptions 18. 49 p.

 

1980's Analytical results

Leslie D. (2021). Chemical and physical properties of Fiji soils: Analytical data. Prepared for Ministry of Agriculture, Fiji. Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research contract report LC3935. 248p.
http://digitallibrary.landcareresearch.co.nz/digital/collection/p20022coll13/id/810/rec/13


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