STUDY OF SOILS SUITABILITY FOR VARIOUS CROPS PRODUCTION IN ABU- GHRAIB USING GIS TECHNIQUES | ||
| IRAQ JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 19, Issue 6, October 2014, Pages 0-0 | ||
| Authors | ||
| I. J. Mohammed; E. H. Kamel; A. A. Al-Falahi; K. A. Saliem | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Eleven soil pedons were selected representing the area of Abu-Ghraib project. Soil pedons reclassified after the site of pedons checked for their electrical conductivity and exchangable sodium percentage .The pedons were classified at subgroup level of Typic Torrifluvents, Vertic Torrifluvents and limited area of Typic Haplogypsids. Lands of the area were also evaluated for their suitability for crops, wheat, barley, maize, potato and clover. About 74% of lands out of studied area (90293 ha) is under class (S2) suitable for wheat and barley followed by 25.4, 29.7 and 36.5%, respectively are suitable under class (S2) for clover, potato and maize respectively. Some lands of the area unsuitable for studied crops. The main limitations were salinity (slight to sever) and /or alkalinity, soil depth, fertility, lime content and pH. | ||
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