PhilRice

Soil Series

Information System

0-17
17-28
28-54
Bantay Series
Soil Fertility Moderate to high
Soil pH Slightly acid (5.0
Organic Matter Moderate
Phosphorus (P) High
Potassium (K) Low
Nutrient Retention High
Base Saturation High
Salinity Hazard Low
Physical Soil Quality
Relief Gently sloping to undulating
Water Retention High
Drainage Good
Permeability Slow to moderate
Workability/Tilth Hard to moderate
Stoniness None
Rooting Depth Shallow (0.3 m)
Flooding None
Erosion Moderate
Surface Soil Type: Clay loam
Family name: Fine loamy, isohyperthermic, Typic Eutropepts
Soils developed from shale It has a fine loamy texture with more than 15 fine sand annual soil including gravels and 18 35 clay It is a typical representative of the great group Eutropepts a young soil in its incipient development stage toward mature soil ept Inceptisol and has a base saturation of more than 50 eutr The mean temperature is higher than 22C isohyperthermic