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Spatial distribution and mapping of some calcareous soil properties affected by salts in West Nubaria area, Egypt

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Soil science

Abstract

Geostatistics provide descriptive tools to describe the spatial distribution of soil properties was presented according to its semivarioms.This study aimed to investigate variability of some soil properties in West Nubaria area of Egypt. It covers parts of Alexandria and El-Behira Governorates with total area about 5000 fed. The results revealed that studied soils are characterized by sandy loam to loam sandy texture in most samples. However, total soluble salts, as expressed by the electrical conductivity and sodium adsorption ratio indicate that most of the studied soils are characterized by their moderate to high EC and SAR values. The EC values ranged between 0.78 and 9.69 dS/m, SAR values being in the range from 1.03 to10.31 dSm-1, total calcium carbonate content ranged between 12.12 and 64.68%. Organic matter ranged between 0.18 and 1.36%. pH values ranged between 7.50 and 8.40. The amounts of sand, silt and clay varied from 66.36 to 85.36, 5.00 to 18.00 and 9.64 to 20.24%, respectively. Results of soil spatial variability analysis for some soil characteristics show that variation of soil salinity, available nitrogen and available potassium followed Gaussian model at surface soil layers , but it follows the Exponential model for the topsoil layers for both total calcium carbonate and available phosphorous. These models were used to plot the spatial distribution maps and the three-dimension graphs of the previous soil properties, and consequently to create the soil mapping through GIS techniques

DOI

10.21608/jalexu.2022.112000.1030

Keywords

Calcareou soils, salinity, Geostatistical analysis, Isotropic semivariogram, geographic information systems (GIS)

Authors

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Rabeaa

Last Name

Hussin

MiddleName

Youssef Ibrahim

Affiliation

Soil and Agri. Chemistry Dept. Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha) Alexandria University

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baeba1987@gmail.com

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Wafaa

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Mohamed

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Soil and Agri. Chemistry Dept. Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha) Alexandria University.

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First Name

Ihab

Last Name

Morsy

MiddleName

Moharam

Affiliation

Soil Salinity and Alkalinity Department, Soil and Water Institute, Acriculture Recerch Center

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First Name

Hoda

Last Name

Mahmoud

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AbdElfattah

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Soil and Agri. Chemistry Dept. Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha) Alexandria University.

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Volume

27

Article Issue

1

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30089

Issue Date

2022-03-01

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2021-12-19

Publish Date

2022-03-01

Page Start

87

Page End

99

Print ISSN

1110-5585

Online ISSN

2785-9525

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Research papers

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1,789

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Publication Title

Journal of the Advances in Agricultural Researches

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https://jalexu.journals.ekb.eg/

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Spatial distribution and mapping of some calcareous soil properties affected by salts in West Nubaria area, Egypt

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23 Jan 2023