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SOIL CLASSIFICATION AND LAND SUITABILITY OF MASIRAH ISLAND, SULTANATE OF OMAN

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Thirty nine soil profiles representing Masirah Island Were studied in the field. Eight out of them were selected to represent different soil mapping units. The soil profiles were classified and land suitability evalu-ation were carried out using both FAO, and Sys & Verheye systems. On the basis of soil morphological, physical, and chemical proper-ties the soils are classified into the following mapping units: 1- Lithic Calcigypsids - rock outcrop; coarse loamy, shallow, undulating to gently undulating on coastal plains. The soils are not suitable (N1 ms) under LUT1, LUT2, and LUT3 (FAO) and marginally suitable (S3) for irrigated agriculture (Sys & Verheye). 2- Torripsamments - rock outcrops; dunes and rock outcrops, very deep. undulating on coastal plains. The soils are not suitable (N7 m) under LUT1, LUT2. and LUT3 (MO and Sys & Verheye). 3- Lithic Torripsamments and Torripsamments; shallow to moderately deep, gently undulating on coastal plains. This soil mapping unit is not suitable (N1 s) according to (FAO) and (N2) for irrigated agriculture (Sys & verheye). 4- Aquisalids-Torriorthents; sandy and/or loamy skeletal, deep, nearly level on coastal plains. This soil mapping unit is not suitable (N1) ac-cording to (FAO and Sys & Verheye). 5- Calcigypsids; coarse loamy or loamy skeletal, deep, nearly level to gently undulating on alluvial fans. This soil mapping unit is marginally suitable (S3) according to (FAO and Sys & Verheye). 6- Haplocalcids-Torripsamments; sandy loam over loam and/or sandy, deep, nearly level on flood plains. This mapping unit is marginally suita-ble (S3) according to (FAO and Sys & Verheye). 7- Toriiorthents; sandy skeletal or loamy skeletal, deep, nearly level to very gently sloping on flood plains. This soil mapping unit is moderately suitable (52) according to (FAO) and not suitable (N1) for irrigation.  

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10.21608/ejar.1998.343318

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MOHAMED Z.

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SALEM

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Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

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76

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46334

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1998-03-01

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1996-12-04

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1998-03-01

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18

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1110-6336

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2812-4936

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Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research

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SOIL CLASSIFICATION AND LAND SUITABILITY OF MASIRAH ISLAND, SULTANATE OF OMAN

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