PhilRice

Soil Series

Information System

0-16
16-78
Cervantes Series
Soil Fertility Low to moderate
Soil pH Slightly acid (5.0-5.8)
Organic Matter Moderate
Phosphorus (P) Low
Potassium (K) Low
Nutrient Retention Moderate
Base Saturation Moderate
Salinity Hazard None
Physical Soil Quality
Relief Rolling to hilly and mountainous
Water Retention Moderate
Drainage Moderate to good
Permeability Moderate to rapid
Workability/Tilth Moderate
Stoniness Whitish rock fragments and gravels
Rooting Depth Deep (>1m)
Flooding None
Erosion Excessive
Surface Soil Type: Clay loam/Sandy loam
Family name: Fine-clayey, kaolinitic, isohyperthermic, Typic Haplohumult
A fine textured soil with high amounts of clay but not more than 60 It is an old soil which has undergone an extensive leaching of bases and accumulation of clay in the subsoil ult Ultisol It is a typical representative of the great group Haplohumult which is found in the highlands hum with mean annual soil temperature of 22C isohyperthermic