Characteristic features	Soil Profile N˚
Characteristic features	1	2	3	4	5
GPS Coordinates (UTM)	184,787/931,248	185,215/932,039	184,930/93,0902	185,101/932,644	183,744/932,075
Physiography/ landscape position/Land facet	Upland/ summit	Undulating midland/ side slope (back slope)	Undulating midland/ interfluve side slope	Undulating midland/ side slope	Lowland/Interfluve— Inland Valley Swamp
Elevation (m)	85	85	63	79	80
Parent material	Weathered Residium	Weathered colluvium over Residium	Gravel-free colluvium	Gravel-free colluvium/alluvium	Gravel-free colluvium
Soil type	Gravelly soil (Plinthic paleudult)	Gravel-free over gravel soil (Inceptisol over plinthic paleudult)	Gravel-free soil (Inceptisol)	Gravel-free soil (Inceptisol)	Hydromorphic gravel-free soil (Psammaquent)
Surface condition	Gravels mixed with dried leaves	Surface covered with dried leaves	Surface covered with dried leaves	Surface covered with dried leaves	Marshy surface covered with young grasses
Degree of slope	1% - 3%	3% - 5%	1% - 3%	3% - 5%	1% - 2%
Slope class	Very gently sloping	Gently sloping	Very gently sloping	Gently sloping	Very gently sloping
Effective depth of soil (cm)	100+	115+	150+	100+	37
Natural vegetation	Bush regrowth	Bush regrowth	Bush regrowth	Bush regrowth	Wet grass species, Raphia palm and shrubs
Land use	Agriculture	Fallow land	Fallow land just cleared for cultivation	Fallow land	Fallow land
Human influence	Agriculture (patches of cultivation)	Agriculture (currently under fallow)	Agriculture (Mango orchard intercropped with cereals)	Agriculture (Mango orchard intercropped with cereals)	Agriculture (rice cultivation)
Moisture condition in profile	Surface layer is dry but profile is moist throughout	Slightly moist throughout the profile	Moist throughout the profile	Moist throughout the profile	Wet throughout the profile
Drainage	Well drained	Well drained	Well drained (rapid)	Moderately well to well drained	Imperfect to poorly drained
Erosion class	No or slight	Moderate	Moderate	Slight	Nil