PhilRice

Soil Series

Information System

0-25
25-62
62-90
90-120
Makato Series
Soil Fertility Moderate to high
Soil pH Slightly acid-neutral (6.5-7.5)
Organic Matter Moderate to high
Phosphorus (P) Moderate to high
Potassium (K) Low
Nutrient Retention High
Base Saturation High
Salinity Hazard Low
Physical Soil Quality
Relief Level to very slightly undulating
Water Retention High
Drainage Poor to moderate
Permeability Slow
Workability/Tilth Hard
Stoniness None
Rooting Depth Deep (>1 m)
Flooding Seasonal
Erosion
Surface Soil Type: Clay/Clayloam
Family name: Fine, mixed, isohyperthermic, Aquic Eutropepts
A soil that is in the incipient development towards a mature soil ept Inceptisol formed from older alluvial deposit It is fine textured with high amounts of clay 35 60 containing mixed minerals This soil is frequently saturated with water for repeated periods of time aquic and has a mean annual soil temperature higher than 22C isohyperthermic