PhilRice

Soil Series

Information System

0-28
28-61
61-84
Zaragosa Series
Soil Fertility High
Soil pH Neutral (6.5-7.5)
Organic Matter Low
Phosphorus (P) Moderate to high
Potassium (K) Moderate
Nutrient Retention High
Base Saturation High
Salinity Hazard None
Physical Soil Quality
Relief Level to nearly level
Water Retention High
Drainage Very poor
Permeability Slow
Workability/Tilth Hard
Stoniness Few to common concretions
Rooting Depth Deep (>1m)
Flooding Seasonal
Erosion
Surface Soil Type: Clay
Family name: Fine, smectitc (ca.), isohyperthermic, Vertic Epiaquept
Fine textured soil with moderate amount of clay 18 35 and isohyperthermic temperature regime 22C It is in the incipient development stage toward mature soil but has not fully developed its diagnostic horizons Inceptisol ept It is saturated with water for repeated periods of time aqu manifested by its grayish color with or without mottles This is a representative of the great group Epiaquepts that is dominated by clays that shrink and swell producing wide cracks and slickensides due to repeated wetting and drying vertic