soil map units where 144A Kurukuru is dominant
Soil properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Vanua Levu |
| Landscape position | Hill country in the lowlands and foothills |
| Soil parent material | quartz rich and acidic tuffs |
| Slope | Flat to gently undulating (0-3°). Smooth microrelief. |
| Surface outcrops | No surface rock outcrops. No surface stones or boulders. |
| Brief soil profile description | - |
| Soil profile texture | 0-15cm silty clay loam. 15-45cm fine sandy clay loam. 45-55cm silty clay loam. 55-125cm clay loam. |
| Minimum effective rooting depth | >125cm |
| Soil pH (acidity) | 0-125cm extremely acid. |
| Salinity | Non saline. |
| Soil fertility under natural conditions | Potassium (K) low to very low. |
| Soil moisture regime | udic/perudic |
| Susceptibility to drought | In normal years soil moisture deficits of 90-100 days are experienced sometime in the period May to October. |
| Soil drainage | Well drained. |
| Susceptibility to waterlogging | Never waterlogs. |
| Susceptibility to flooding | Floods rarely sometime in the period November to April. Return period 1 in 15 years. |
