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English :
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Soil characteristics, classification and land evaluation of El-Bostan sector, western desert, Egypt
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Arabic :
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خصائص وتصنيف وتقييم أراضى منطقة البستان-
الصحراء الغربية - مصر
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| Abstract |
The aim of the current work is to identify the main aspects of the morphological, physical and chemical properties of soils representing different physiographic units which are used a guide for soil classification and land evaluation for agricultural purposes. This sector covers an area of about 185800 feddans, situated at the right side of Cairo- Alexandria desert road between the km 109 and km 158, and lies between 30 20- and 30 50- N latitude and between 30’ and 30 30- E longitude. The studied area is occupied by five physiographic units, i.e., Wadi El-Natrun complex, river terraces, deltaic stage of various river terraces and windblown.
Based on the characteristics of the studied soil profiles, meteorological data of the area and the system of American Soil Taxonomy (1975 and its Ed. 1998, the results reveal that the soils under consideration could be classified up to the family level as Typic Calcigysids; sandy, siliceous, thermic (Wadi El-Natrun complex). Typic Haplocalcids; fine loamy over sandy, mixed, thermic (river terraces). Typic Torriorthents; sandy skeletal, siliceous, thermic and Typic torripsamments, siliceous, thermic (deltaic stage) of various river terraces. Typic Haplocalcids; fine loamy, mixed, thermic, sandy over loamy, siliceous, thermic and sandy, siliceous thermic. Typic Torriorthents; coarse loamy, mixed, thermic and sandy skeletal, siliceous, thermic and Typic Torripsamments; siliceous, thermic (windblown).
The obtained data as a result of applying the fertility capability classification (FCC) system after Sanchez et al., (1982), revealed that the studied soils are classified: Sdb (1/2%), Sdb (2%), Sdbs (2%), Ldbs (1/2%), Ldbs(2%) Lsdbs(2%), Ls’’db (2%).
According to Sys and Verheye’s system (1978), an area of about 9.75 % is considered suitable for irrigation with slight to moderate limitations while an area of 37.79% is suitable for irrigation with moderate to severe limitations, and an area of 52.46 5 is not suitable for irrigation with severe to very severe limitations that can be corrected.
Key words: Soil Classification, Land Evaluation, Taxonomic units, Arid and semi arid areas.
Effect of sewage sludge and compost application on soil fertility and productivity of sugar beet
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| Publication year |
1999
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| Pages |
2051-2066
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| Availability location |
Faculty of Agriculture, Minufiya University, Shibin El-Kom, Egypt
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| Organization Name |
Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute (SWERI)
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| Country |
Egypt
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| City |
Minfiya
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| serial title |
Minufiya J. of Agric. Res
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| ISSN |
1110-0265
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| Volume |
24
. 6
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| Department |
Environment Research
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| Agris Categories |
Soil classification and genesis
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AGROVOC
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Land evaluation.
Soil classification.
Taxonomy.
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Journal
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