118C Emuri

soil map units where 118C 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 Easy rolling (8-11°). 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.

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