11a Falevao slightly mottled silty clay loam

soil map units where 11a Falevao slightly mottled silty clay loam is dominant

Soil properties

Property Value
Geographic distribution -
Landscape position Soils of the coastlands, valley floors and their margins
Soil parent material from basaltic alluvium
Slope Broad flattish to gently undulating plains
Surface outcrops Surface mainly free of stones and boulders. No rock outcrops.
Brief soil profile description -
Soil profile texture 15cm clay loam. 30m slightly gravelly clay. on stony and gravelly clay grading to gravel at 100cm
Minimum effective rooting depth >125cm
Soil pH (acidity) Strongly acid (pH = pH = 5.2)
Salinity Non saline
Soil fertility under natural conditions Moderate to low fertility.
Soil moisture regime -
Susceptibility to drought Weak dry season (1 month <100mm rainfall). Rainfall 3250-4500mm.
Soil drainage Well drained
Susceptibility to waterlogging Never waterlogs
Susceptibility to flooding Never floods

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