414703

USING THE LAND EVALUATION SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL INVESTMENT IN SOUTH EL-AMIRIA SOILS, ALEXANDRIA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT

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Last updated: 27 Apr 2025

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Soil Science and related articles researches

Abstract

The study area is located between longitudes 29o 47` 55``and 30o 30`05`` East and latitudes 29o29`30`` and 30o 30` 05`` North and comprises an area of about 571168 Feddans. The current study is considered an attempt to achieve the optimal investment based on the Land Evaluation System. The study area was assessed based on existing and prospective conditions. Additionally, delineate the various limiting factors of each soil location. The viability of crops was assessed based on the specifications of different land units and by comparing the relative viability of the crops to one another. Soils of profiles 2 and 9 recorded high suitability index in both current and potential suitability index for lacustrine and windblown sand, respectively. The most suitable fruit crops were olives, followed by guava, and sesame was the most suited field crop. While the watermelon crop exhibits the highest suitability among vegetable crops. The study also included determining the water requirements for each crop separately by calculating reference evapotranspiration (ETo) and crop evapotranspiration (ETcrop). Evapotranspiration was calculated using standard conditions. Crop evapotranspiration is derived from meteorological and crop data through the Penman-Monteith equation. The annual water consumption was recorded at 1300.524 mm/year.

DOI

10.21608/mjss.2025.352802.1031

Keywords

physiographic units, Land evaluation, land suitability evaluation for crops, Reference evapotranspiration (ETo), water requirements

Authors

First Name

A. M. A.

Last Name

Zayed

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Affiliation

Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt.

Email

adel.zayed@arc.sci.eg

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First Name

H. M.

Last Name

EL-Tapey

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Soil survey and classification department, soil, water and environment institute, Agric. Res. Cent., 9 gama St., Giza, Egypt.

Email

hanyeltapey@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-2507-4754

First Name

A. A.

Last Name

Eltokhy

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Affiliation

Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt.

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esraabdelmoniem88@gmail.com

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Volume

10

Article Issue

2

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54148

Issue Date

2025-02-01

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2025-01-12

Publish Date

2025-02-27

Page Start

17

Page End

36

Print ISSN

2357-0822

Online ISSN

2735-3524

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1,403

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Menoufia Journal of Soil Science

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USING THE LAND EVALUATION SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL INVESTMENT IN SOUTH EL-AMIRIA SOILS, ALEXANDRIA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT

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09 Mar 2025