Characterization and Classification of Soils in Okitipupa...

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4°9’30”E 4°30’0”E 4°50’30”E 5°11’0”E 5°31’30”E 5°52’0”E

4°9’30”E 4°30’0”E 4°50’30”E 5°11’0”E 5°31’30”E 5°52’0”E

8°24’0”N

8°330’N

7°43’0”N

7°22’0”N

7°20’N

6°41’30”N

6°21’0”N

6°030’N

8°24’0”N

8°330’N

7°43’0”N

7°22’0”N

7°20’N

6°41’30”N

6°21’0”N

6°030’N

LGA headquarters

LGA boundary

State boundary

Survey area

River

Legend

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4°37’0”E 4°42’30”E 4°48’0”E 4°53’30”E

6°42’30”N

4°37’0”E 4°42’30”E 4°48’0”E 4°53’30”E

6°37’0’N

6°31’30”N

6°26’0”N

6°20’30”N

6°42’30”N

6°37’0’N

6°31’30”N

6°26’0”N

6°20’30”N

Landform/Geology/Extent Major soil charac terristics

Okitipupa series

Series

Omotosho series

Ore E ninjjeFadamaho series

Taxonomic classification

Well-drained, very deep,extremely to very stronglyacidic, nutrient poor solis.consist of dark brown oamysend top soil over sandy clayloam to sandy clay sub sols

USDA soil taxonomyTypic paleuouts

FAO-WRSDystric acrisois

USDA soil taxonomyTypic pllnon oinumuts

FAO-WRSOrtnipllnonic acrisols

USDA soil taxonomyHumaqueptic endo aquents

FAO-WRBArenic gley sols

Well-drained, snallow, verystrongly acid, low to moderatenatural fertility sols. Consist ofvery dark grey to dark browngravelly oamy send top soilover very gravety sandy clayloam to sandy clay sub sols

Seasonally wave nogged verypoorly drained, very stronglyacidic, moderately fertility sols.Consist of very dark grey sandover greyish brown loamysand sub sols

Nearly level plains of 0-4%slopes at elevation of 40-60 mabove mean sea leveldeveloped from coastal plainsands. Constitutes 52% or41.623 ha. Of the surveyarea.

Strongly undulatingtopo graphy of 12-18% slopesatelev - of 50-105 mabove msideveloped ongranitic basement complexrocks. Constitutes 21.64%or 17.318 ha. Of thesurvey area.

Nearly level plains of 0-1%slopes at elev. of 10-20 mabove msideveloped onaluvlum over coastal plainsands. Constitutes 26.35% or21.099 ha. of the surveyarea.

Soilmap legend

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SD

W

ONDO

NIGERIA

Legend

Locality

LGA boundary

River

Road

1:200,000

0 1.5 3 6 9 12

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