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Soil productivity assessment of El-Fayoum depression, Egypt, using remote sensing and GIS

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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SOIL SCIENCE

Abstract

Soil productivity is a major concern in soil science. The current study was conducted to evaluate the productivity of soils in El-Fayoum Governorate of Egypt. The study area covers 228145 ha. It consists of eleven major geomorphic units: high old terraces (HOT), moderately high old terraces (MHOT), moderate old terraces (MOT), low old terraces (LOT), alkali flat (AF), overflow basin (OB), decantation basin (DB), high recent river terrace (HRT), moderate recent river terraces (MRT), low recent river terraces (LRT), and sand dunes (SD). 33 soil profiles representing the different geomorphological units were excavated in the study area. Requier land productivity index (RLPI) was used to classify soil productivity. About 83% of the total area are of excellent and good classes (I and II). Class III represents 12.1% of the total area, whereas 4.4 % are poor class IV. The remaining of the area (0.5 %) are of very poor class V.

DOI

10.21608/assjm.2022.227890

Keywords

El-Fayoum Governorate, Remote sensing and GIS, soil productivity

Volume

60

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

31903

Issue Date

2022-03-01

Receive Date

2022-03-29

Publish Date

2022-03-01

Page Start

239

Page End

248

Print ISSN

1110-0419

Online ISSN

2974-4830

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https://assjm.journals.ekb.eg/article_227890.html

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https://assjm.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=227890

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23

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Original Article

Type Code

841

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Journal

Publication Title

Annals of Agricultural Science, Moshtohor

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https://assjm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Soil productivity assessment of El-Fayoum depression, Egypt, using remote sensing and GIS

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Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023