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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Some Agricultural Practices Using 7Be Fallout at Sehoul Catchment, Morocco.

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Abstract

Reliable information on soil loss is essential to establish the effectiveness of soil management practices. The present work aims at assessing short-term soil erosion and evaluating the efficiency of some agricultural practices, through the use of Beryllium-7 fallout technique. Sehoul catchment is located 40 km far from Rabat, between Maamora forest in the north and Grou River in the south. This region is subjected to significant soil degradation due to intense rainfall. The area suffers from mismanaged practices which deteriorate existent agricultural lands. The existent agricultural practices are Monoculture (MC), Cereal/Cereal Rotation (CCR) and Legume/ Cereal Rotation (LCR). Three representative fields including Vineyard as MC, Barley/Wheat as CCR and Bean/Wheat as (LCR), were investigated in 2009 and 2010. In 2009, results showed that the estimated net erosion rates were -6.7, -5.8, and 0.9 t ha-1 for CCR, LCR and MC, respectively, at a rainfall amount of 664 mm showing that MC is the best conservation practice followed by LCR then CCR. In 2010, the rainfall amount increased to 929 mm and the estimated net erosion rates were -13.9, 1.7, and -3.3 t ha-1 for CCR, LCR, and MC respectively, showing a decrease in soil loss in LCR despite heavy rainfall and emphasis that LCR is the best-recommended conservation practice followed by MC then CCR. Comparing the average net erosion rate for different agricultural practices for the two years, we can conclude that LCR is the most efficient conservation practice, particularly under heavy rainfall.

DOI

10.21608/jntas.2022.126319.1048

Keywords

Soil erosion, 7Be activities, Gamma spectroscopy, Agricultural practices

Authors

First Name

Asmae

Last Name

Nouira

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Affiliation

Centre National de l’Energie des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires (CNESTEN), Rabat, Morocco.

Email

asmae.nouira@gmail.com

City

Rabat

Orcid

0000-0002-6187-5180

First Name

Moncef

Last Name

Benmansour

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Affiliation

Centre National de l’Energie des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires (CNESTEN), Rabat, Morocco

Email

benmansour64@yahoo.fr

City

Rabat, Morocco

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Kassab

MiddleName

Fathy

Affiliation

Soils and Water department, Radioisotope Application Division, Nuclear Research Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority.

Email

eng.mohamed.kassab@gmail.com

City

Cairo

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Volume

10

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1

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32011

Issue Date

2022-01-01

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2022-03-13

Publish Date

2022-04-10

Page Start

11

Page End

23

Print ISSN

2314-8209

Online ISSN

2314-8217

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https://jntas.journals.ekb.eg/article_229757.html

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Journal of Nuclear Technology in Applied Science

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Some Agricultural Practices Using 7Be Fallout at Sehoul Catchment, Morocco.

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22 Jan 2023