A typical soil profile under permanent pasture in the Otakiri district on the Rangitaiki Plains. The top 8in. is Tarawera ash mixed with built-up organic matter on about 14in. of fine pumice which in turn overlies about 6in. of coarse sandy gravelly pumice, and the whole is supported on a layer of peat of variable depth.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 93, Issue 6, 15 December 1956, Page 595
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56A typical soil profile under permanent pasture in the Otakiri district on the Rangitaiki Plains. The top 8in. is Tarawera ash mixed with built-up organic matter on about 14in. of fine pumice which in turn overlies about 6in. of coarse sandy gravelly pumice, and the whole is supported on a layer of peat of variable depth. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 93, Issue 6, 15 December 1956, Page 595
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