0-8
8-16
16-40
40-53
53-74
Maligaya Series
| Soil Fertility | High |
|---|---|
| Soil pH | Moderately Acid - Neutral (6.8-7.2) |
| Organic Matter | |
| Phosphorus (P) | High |
| Potassium (K) | Low |
| Nutrient Retention | |
| Base Saturation | |
| Salinity Hazard |
| Physical Soil Quality | |
|---|---|
| Relief | Almost flat |
| Water Retention | |
| Drainage | Imperfectly |
| Permeability | Slow to very slow |
| Workability/Tilth | |
| Stoniness | None |
| Rooting Depth | Deep |
| Flooding | None to seasonal |
| Erosion |
Surface Soil Type: Clay
Family name: Fine, smectitic, isohyperthermic, Typic Calciaquert
This is a fine loamy textured soil with high clay content of 35 60 and has isohyperthermic temperature regime 22C It is a Vertisol ert dominates by shrink swell clays that cause deep wide cracks slickensides very sticky when wet and compact when dry It is a typical typic representative of the great group Calciaquerts which means it is saturated with water for repeated periods of time aqu manifested by its grayish color with or without mottles This soil has high calcium calci saturation in its subsoil horizons