Soil Characterization and Classification of the Area Between Wadi al-Marj and Wadi al Muhammadi within the Western Desert of Iraq | ||
| IRAQI JOURNAL OF DESERT STUDIES | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2023, Pages 1-15 PDF (2.12 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.36531/ijds.2023.134538.1003 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Farah Abd-alhameed* 1; Abdulkarem A. meklef2 | ||
| 1Soil and Water Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq | ||
| 2Center of Desert Studies, University of Anbar | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Knowledge of soil types and their characteristics is critical for making decisions regarding crop production and planning for land uses, The study area is located between the city of Hit and Kubaisa, A field survey, morphological description of soil, and laboratory analysis of physical, chemical and fertility characteristics were conducted to describe, distinguish and classify soils for a part of the area between Wadi Al-Marj and Wadi Al-Muhammadi in western Iraq within the desert In western Iraq, six pedons representing all the soils spread within the study area P1 to P6 were described across the study area. The results showed a heterogeneity in the morphological, physical and chemical properties of the soil, the soil texture ranged between moderately coarse sandy textures and medium and moderately soft mixed textures, with density values Apparently ranging from 1.37 to 1.64 g cm3 and a well drainage rate, with a salt range of 2.0-63.0, the acidity function was simple basic to neutral basic 7.5 to 7.9 and had very low to medium organic matter (OC) 0.78 - 2.8%. Five soil units, Typic Calcigypsids, Calcic Haplosalids, Leptic Haplogypsids, Petronodic Calcigypsids and Gypsic Haplosalids, were identified in the region based on the reference base USDA and four soil taxonomy units 122XKW, 131XXW, 121XXW, and 122XXW under the Iraqi classification, differed overall, soil properties along the studied section, indicating their variance in production potential and management requirements for specific agricultural uses. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| soil characterization classification; Wadi Al-Marj; Wadi Al-Muhammadi; western desert; Anbar province | ||
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