Eutric Fluvisols

Dystric Fluvisols & Dystric Gleysols

PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

Thionic Fluvisols & Dystric Gleysols

Dystric Cambisols & Dystric Gleysols

Dystric Cambisols & Plinthic Gleysols

Gleyic Cambisols, Humic Gleyic & Dystric HistosolsGleyic Cambisols & Dystric Fluvisols

Gleyic Cambisols & Orthic Acrisols

Vertic Cambisols & Eutric Gleysols

Ferralic Cambisols

Orthic Podzols

Orthic Acrisols

Orthic Acrisols & Gleyic Acrisols

Orthic Acrisols & Orthic Ferralsols

Orthic Acrisols & Plinthic Acrisols

Orthic Acrisols & Dystric Cambisols

Ferric Acrisols

Ferric Acrisols & Plinthic Acrisols

Plinthic Acrisols & Orthic Ferralsols

Plinthic Acrisols

Gleyic Acrisols & Plinthic Acrisols

Dystrc Nitosols

Dystric Nitosols & Orthic Ferralsols

Dystric Nitosols & Dystric Cambisols

Dystric Nitosols

Orthic Ferralsols & Ferric Acrisols

Rhodic Ferralsols & Xanthic Ferralsols

Dystric Histosols

‘Steepland’

‘Mined & Urban Land’

SARAWAK

Skeletal soils (Lithosols)

Skeletal soils & Brown forest soils (Lithosols & Rendzinas)

Skeletal soils & Lateritic soils(Lithosols, Acrisols & Oxisols)

Skeletal soils & Red-yellow podzolic soils(Lithosols & Acrisols)

Red-yellow podzolic soils (Acrisols & Ferralsols)

Grey-white podzolic soils (Acrisols, Ferralsols & PlanosolsPodzols (Podzols)

Gley soils (Gleysols)

Saline gley soils (Gleysols)

Peat soils (Histosols)

Peat soils (deep) (Histosols)

Recent alluvial soils (Rhegosols)

MAP 1: SOILS OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA AND SARAWAK

MAP 2: PRESENT STATUS OF SALINE SOILS IN MALAYSIA

LEGEND

• Soils derived from marine alluvium 1- Severely saline soils2- Saline soils in Sarawak (ranging from slightly to severely saline)3- Saline soil in Sabah (ranging from slightly to severely saline)4- Slightly saline soils

•Sedentary soils5- Saline soils of Cameron Highlands (ranging from non-saline to severely saline soils)

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MAP 3: CAUSES OF SALINITY IN THE SOILS OF MALAYSIA

LEGEND

Causes of soil salinity 1- Sea-water intrusion2- Sea-water intrusion 3- Sea-water intrusion 4- Underground seepage and sea-water intrusion5- Intensive land use

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MAP 4: PACE OF SALINISATION / DESALINISATION IN THE SOILS OF MALAYSIA

LEGEND

Pace of salinisation / desalinisation 1- Constant2- Slow to very high 3- Slow to very high 4- High5- Slow to very high

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Crop-growing region

PENANG

Kuching