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Hapludox landscape
central Puerto Rico

Hapludox are found on the stepped hillslopes in the middle and background of this photo. They are formed from weathered tuff and tuffaceous sediments. These soils are primarily used for crop production, including sugar cane, plantains, and pineapple. Some areas are used for pastureland.
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  Examples:
1. Eutrustox landscape
Hawaii
2. Rhodic Eutrustox
Hawaii
3. Hapludox landscape
central Puerto Rico
4. Inceptic Hapludox
central Puerto Rico
5. Udox landscape
southwestern Nigeria
6. Humic Rhodic Eutrustox
Rwanda
7. Oxisol
structure
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please contact Dr. Paul McDaniel  at the Soil Science Division,
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2339.