Creator: Coetzee, Marina E. Citation: Spotlight on Agriculture. March 2003(65). 2 pages Publisher: Namibia. Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development Date: 2003 Subjects: Soil characteristics Abstract: Some of the interesting characteristics of DOMINANT soils, as mapped on the 1:1 million scale Soil Map of Namibia (2000), are displayed and their importance to crop production briefly explained. A DOMINANT soil occupies the largest area of a mapping unit. The remainder is occupied by ASSOCIATED soils (covering 10 - 25 % of the area) and / or INCLUDED soils (covering 0 - 10% of the area). It must be noted that pockets of these associated and / or included soils, with characteristics completely different from those of the dominant soil, will occur in most mapping units. An unfavourable characteristic of the dominant soil does not, therefore, necessarily disqualify a mapping unit completely from use for crop production |
Characteristics of Namibian soils in a nutshell