Ghanem, S. (2022). A STUDY OF CHARACTERISTICS SOILS FORMED ON GYPSUM PARENT MATERIAL IN THE COASTAL REGION (LATTAKIA- SYRIA). Alustath, 20(2), 531-539. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2022.177129
S. A. Ghanem. "A STUDY OF CHARACTERISTICS SOILS FORMED ON GYPSUM PARENT MATERIAL IN THE COASTAL REGION (LATTAKIA- SYRIA)". Alustath, 20, 2, 2022, 531-539. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2022.177129
Ghanem, S. (2022). 'A STUDY OF CHARACTERISTICS SOILS FORMED ON GYPSUM PARENT MATERIAL IN THE COASTAL REGION (LATTAKIA- SYRIA)', Alustath, 20(2), pp. 531-539. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2022.177129
Ghanem, S. A STUDY OF CHARACTERISTICS SOILS FORMED ON GYPSUM PARENT MATERIAL IN THE COASTAL REGION (LATTAKIA- SYRIA). Alustath, 2022; 20(2): 531-539. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2022.177129

A STUDY OF CHARACTERISTICS SOILS FORMED ON GYPSUM PARENT MATERIAL IN THE COASTAL REGION (LATTAKIA- SYRIA)

ANBAR JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
Article 26, Volume 20, Issue 2, December 2022, Pages 531-539    PDF (427.85 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.32649/ajas.2022.177129
Author
S. A. Ghanem
College of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Syria
Abstract
The aim of this research is to identify the properties of soils formed on a material of gypsum origin under the conditions of the coastal region through a case study of a profile representative of these soils, due to the narrow area in which the gypsum rocks are exposed in the region and the similarity of the characteristics over the entire area of these explorations. The morphological description and soil samples were taken from each horizon according to the approved methodological foundations, the consequences showed that the soil is in the early levels of soil development on Gypsum rocks, the soil is rocky in most parts, poorly developed, and has a weakness in the leaching process.  The percentage of silt extended along the horizons of the section. As for clay, its percentage extended in the AC horizon and became 34.8% compared to the relaxation of the horizons, but it isn't always from The sort of transported clay, the share of SO3 and N2O3% extended appreciably, at the same time as the percentage of iron and aluminum oxides reduced, which are indicators of the purity of the gypsum constituent of the soil as an impurity accompanying the rock, that's an crucial financial indicator from an business factor of view.
Keywords
Parent Material; Gypsum; General chemical composition; Soil evolution
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