PhilRice

Soil Series

Information System

0-16
16-27
27-70
70-99
Umingan Series
Soil Fertility High
Soil pH Slightly acid-neutral (5.5
Organic Matter Moderate
Phosphorus (P) Low
Potassium (K) Low
Nutrient Retention Moderate
Base Saturation Moderate to high
Salinity Hazard Low
Physical Soil Quality
Relief Level to slightly undulating
Water Retention Low
Drainage Good to excessive
Permeability Moderate
Workability/Tilth Moderate to easy
Stoniness Abundant (riverwash stone and gravels)
Rooting Depth Moderate (0.6m)
Flooding Seasonal flooding (near river bank)
Erosion
Surface Soil Type: Clay loam/Sandy loam
Family name: Loamy skeletal, mixed (ca.), isohyperthermic, Fluventic Haplustept
A loamy textured soil with many gravels and pebbles skeletal occurring along the banks of rivers Hence it is subject to flooding fluventic receiving yearly depositions of alluvial soil materials from rivers It is in the incipient development towards a mature soil ept Inceptisol but has not yet fully developed its diagnostic horizons Hapl It is found in areas with pronounced wet and dry seasons ust Ustic Moisture Regime and annual soil temperature higher than 22C isohyperthermic