Abstract

The study conducted to analyze the physical and chemical components of the soil of Lamitan City, Basilan, aimed to characterize the proportion of soil’s physical and chemical parts and spatially map each soil’s physical and chemical components, soil samples collected from fourteen (14) villages in the study area. The soil organic matter (SOM) and soil organic carbon (SOC) range from 3.07-6.71 % and 1.78-3.90 %, respectively. Both soil organic matter (SOM) and soil organic carbon (SOC) are categorized as moderate to high. The amount of nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium in the entire Lamitan City range from 0.14 - 0.34 %, 0.30 – 38.85 ppm, and 38.35-341.13 ppm, respectively. The nitrogen level is categorized as excessive, while phosphorus is categorized as low and medium. However, soil potassium is highly varied, categorized as very low, low, and medium, while in the rest of the areas is high. The pH of the study area ranged from 4.97– 7.68. The lowest pH was analyzed from the soil sample (S14) at village Panadakan, while the highest was taken from the soil sample (S2 and S3) at villages Baroy and Limook. Based on Table 7, soil samples (S6, S7, S11 to S14) were considered acidic, soil sample (S1, S4, S8, S9, S10) was neutral at pH between 6.5 – 7.5, while soil samples (S2, S3, and S5) were considered alkaline. It means the soil pHs’ of Lamitan City were varied, categorized from acidic to alkaline.