soil map units where 144D 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 | Rolling (12-15°). Smooth microrelief. |
| Surface outcrops | No surface rock outcrops. No surface stones or boulders. |
| Brief soil profile description | - |
| Soil profile texture | 0-10cm clay loam. 10-60cm fine sandy clay. 60-68cm silty clay loam. 68-125cm silty clay. |
| Minimum effective rooting depth | >125cm |
| Soil pH (acidity) | 0-60cm strongly acid. 60-125cm 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 100-120 days are experienced sometime in the period May to October. |
| Soil drainage | Well drained. |
| Susceptibility to waterlogging | Never waterlogs. |
| Susceptibility to flooding | Never floods. |
