PhilRice

Soil Series

Information System

0-11
11-20
20-29
29-47
47-80
Buenavista Series
Soil Fertility Moderate
Soil pH 6.9-7.2
Organic Matter
Phosphorus (P) Low
Potassium (K) Medium
Nutrient Retention
Base Saturation
Salinity Hazard
Physical Soil Quality
Relief Rolling to steep
Water Retention
Drainage Poor
Permeability Slow
Workability/Tilth
Stoniness None
Rooting Depth
Flooding None
Erosion
Surface Soil Type: Silty clay loam
Family name: Fine loamy, smectitic (ca.), isohyperthermic, Kanhaplic Haplustalfs
This is a fine loamy textured soil with large amount of clay 18 35 and isohyperthermic temperature regime 22C It is an Alfisol alf ie there is illuvial accumulation of clay in the subsoil horizons from the underlying horizons This soil has minimum complexity in its soil horizonation hapl found in areas with pronounced wet and dry seasons ust This is a member of the great group Haplustalfs which is dominated by low activity clays making this soil low in CEC