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Table 2

From: Locating farmer-based knowledge and vested interests in natural resource management: the interface of ethnopedology, land tenure and gender in soil erosion management in the Manupali watershed, Philippines

Fertility

Color

Texture

Moisture

Plant

Talaandig Soil Classification, Lantapan.

Informants: male 8, female 7. Age Range: 39–66 years old

Fertile

A

A1

A2

A3

A4

Malambo

Maitum (Black)

Bagalon/Mabagal/

Agtibolon (Form into clod)

Aragi/Maayad puno-an (Good stand)

Maayad

 

Sibolon (Coarse)

Mahamos (Always wet)

Malambo ha sagbot

Madagwag

 

Mahumol (Soft)

 

(Vigorous plants)

Lugay na

 

Makumo (Form into clod)

 

Aragiso kayo (Big trees)

agkogango

 

Malagkot (Sticky)

 

Malabo ha pa mola hon (Good crop)

Pualas

 

Maragway/Masabwag/Sawaga/Mabunghag

  
  

(Loose)

  

Infertile

B

B1

B2

B3

B4

Balising-on

Amen maliga

Alyabok (Dry/fine as dust)

Kabungkad

Atiu-ay ha pa mola hon

Magasa

(Red)

Bungkad/Masawod

(Dry)

(Stunted crop)

Kuminanggil

Bulaw (Brown)

(Loose)

Mahamos-hamos

Hari-on agkabaloy sa

Mamenos sa klase

Madalag

Madason sa dralom

(Wet)

pamulahon

Kamaniyan

(Faded red

(Bottom soil is hard)

Mamara

(Plant does not grow well)

Damilag

color)

Malagkot/Mapilit (Sticky)

(Dry)

Magasa ha pamulahon daw

Maraot

Maliga-on (Red)

Matibolon (Form into clod)

 

mga sagbot (Stunted plant growth and weeds)

Laos

 

Mayuntok/Nalupot/

 

Makalawag ha pamulahon

  

Pino (Fine)

 

(Plant is yellow in color)

    

Maraot sa pamulahon

    

(Stunted growth)

    

Tagkalawag ha pamulahon

    

(Yellowish color of the plant)

    

Magasa ha sagbot

    

(Thin plants)

    

Magasa ha kayo

    

(Thin trees)

Boholano Soil Classification.

Informants: male 2, female 2. Age Range:52–68 years old

Fertile

A

A1

A2

A3

A4

Tambok

Itom (Black)

Bukagay, pughay

 

Dagko ang puno-an (Thick/big base of plant)

Tabunok

 

(Loose)

 

Itom ang dahon (Dark green leaves)

  

Dahol/Tibook

  
  

(Coarse)

  
  

Dali mabungcag

  
  

(Easily loose)

  
  

Humok

  
  

(Soft)

  

Infertile

B

B1

B2

B3

B4

Niwang

Pula (Red)

Dali ma-umol

Mala

Dalag ang tanom (Plant is yellow in color)

Omaw

 

(Easy to form into clod)

(Dry)

Gagmay/niwang ang puno-an (Thin/small plant base)

  

Gahi

 

Luspad ang tanom (Plant is pale)

  

(Hard)

 

Madalag ang dahon (Yellowish leaves)

  

Pilit

  
  

(Sticky)

  
  

Pino ang grano

  
  

(Fine)

  

Cebuano Soil Classification.

Informants: male 3, female 3. Age Range:39–66 years old

Fertile

A

A1

A2

A3

A4

Tambok

Itom (Black)

Basa-on (Wet)

Basa-on (Wet)

Abo-abohan ang dahon (Dark green or ash gray leaves)

Alomhon

Itom-itom (Blackish)

Dahol (Coarse)

 

Dagko ang puno-an (Base of plant is big/robust)

Tabunok

 

Humok (Soft)

 

Green ang dahon (Green leaves)

  

Pilit (Sticky)

 

Itom-itom ang tanom (Greenish plant)

  

Pughay-bucagay (Loose)

 

Itomon ang dahon (Dark green leaves)

  

Tibogol-tibugol (Cloddy)

 

Lunhaw ang tanom (Dark green/vigorous plant)

  

Tibook (Whole/cloddy)

  

Infertile

B

B1

B2

B3

B4

Daot

Pula

Bantok ang ilalom

Malahon

Dalag ang tanom (Plant is yellowish)

Niwang

(Red)

(Bottom soil is hard)

(Dry)

Gagmay ang puno-an (Thin/small plant base)

Enas

Pula-pula

Bas-bason (Sandy)

Ugahon

Lalag ang tanom (Plant is yellowish)

Omal

(Reddish)

Bucagay (Loose)

(Dry)

Pula ang dahon (Reddish leaves)

Omaw

 

Gahi (Hard)

 

Pulahon ang dahon (Reddish leaves)

Opaw

 

Ma-umol (Can be formed into clod)

  
  

Malahon (Dry)

  
  

Pilit (Sticky)

  
  

Pino (Fine)

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