Soils O=of Manawatu County, North Island, New Zealand - explanatory notes to accompany soil map and extended legend Technical Report
- Author
- Cowie, J.D.; Rijkse, V.C.
- Year
- 1977
- Journal / Source
- New Zealand soil survey report
- Publisher / Organisation
- Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Number
- 30
- Pages
- 117
- Keywords
- soil, Manawatu, soil map
- Summary
- The soil survey of Manawatu County, Wellington Province, New Zealand covers about 690 km area comprising three physiographic units: - river flats; terrace land; coastal sand country. The soils of the sand country are mapped in associations because the complex of dunes, sand plains, and peaty swamps are recurrent but cannot be mapped separately at the scale (1:63 360) of mapping used. Detailed information is given on the soil map and extended legend (in two parts) about the soils, and drainage which is a major limitation to agricultural use on these soils. Classifications of the soils according to their potential for pastoral, cropping, and forestry uses are listed and these can be used for estimating potential productivities of the soils.