Note on Some Chemical Aspects of the Soils of Viti Levu, Vanua Levu and Guadalcanal Islands

The systematic soil surveys based on Soil Taxonomy (USDA, 1975) have beenproceeding in Fiji by several workers (1).Because almost all soil samples were taken from surface or top horizon, theclassification attempt of the soils was nearly impossible in this study. Then somechemical properties such as soil pH, base status and P-retention were examined on thesoils of Viti Levu and Vauna Levu of Fiji and those of Guadalcanl of Solomon.From the obtained data, the authors attempted to make grouping of the characteristics of the soils in each Island