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CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF SOME SOILS WEST OF GHARBIA GOVERNORATE, MIDDLE DELTA, CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF SOME SOILS WEST OF GHARBIA GOVERNORATE, MIDDLE D

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Soil Science and related articles researches

Abstract



The current work was performed in 2023 aiming to study the geomorphological and pedological characteristics besides classification for soils of Kafr El-Zayat province area, Gharbia governorate, middle Nile Delta, Egypt. The techniques of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) were used to achieve this work. The geomorphic map and defined different geomorphic units were produced by identifying the Sentinel 2B image and the digital elevation model (DEM) for the studied area. This map indicated that the main landscape unit in this area is Alluvial Plain includes nine landforms namely: high terraces (19.93%), medium terraces (30.62%), low terraces (21.36%), depression (4.87%), decantation basin (4.41%), overflow basin (7.31%), meandering belt (4.25%) and levee (3.30%). Twenty soil profiles were chosen representing these different landforms. The land and site features are observed and registered. These profiles were dug and morphologically described, and then samples were collected representing the subsequent layers in each profile for integrated physical and chemical analyses. The studied area has almost flat topography with deep soil profiles and freely well drained. These soils have mainly loam to sandy clay loam texture with moderate medium subangular to angular blocky structure. The analytical data revealed that the studied soils are moderately alkaline, non-saline, and haven't sodicity effect. The soils are slightly calcareous, having very slight gypsum content. Organic matter (OM) is low and decreases with depth. The cation exchange capacity (CEC) is correlated to the fine fractions and OM contents in these soils

DOI

10.21608/mjss.2024.324481.1028

Keywords

RS, GIS, Geomorphic Units, pedological characteristics, morphological rating scales, Soil classification

Authors

First Name

اسماء

Last Name

سليمان

MiddleName

مختار

Affiliation

كلية الزراعة منوفية

Email

asmaamokhtar222@gmail.com

City

بركة السبع

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First Name

abdelaziz

Last Name

Belal

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS).

Email

abel@narss.sci.eg

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First Name

Samir

Last Name

Iraki

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Soil Sci. Dept., Fac. Agric. Menoufia univ.

Email

samir51@hotmail.com

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-

Orcid

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First Name

hager

Last Name

hassen

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-

Affiliation

Soil Sci. Dept., Fac. Agric. Menoufia univ.

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hassenhager72@gmail.com

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-

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Volume

9

Article Issue

9

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51380

Issue Date

2024-09-01

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2024-09-22

Publish Date

2024-10-30

Page Start

99

Page End

113

Print ISSN

2357-0822

Online ISSN

2735-3524

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https://mjss.journals.ekb.eg/article_390069.html

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1,403

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Publication Title

Menoufia Journal of Soil Science

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MainTitle

CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF SOME SOILS WEST OF GHARBIA GOVERNORATE, MIDDLE DELTA, CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF SOME SOILS WEST OF GHARBIA GOVERNORATE, MIDDLE D

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26 Dec 2024