EVALUATION OF LAND SUITABILITY FOR AGRICULTURAL USE IN EL-NUBARIA REGION, EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

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Soil Sci. Dept., Fac. Agric., Zagazig Univ., Egypt

Abstract

The current study was carried on a newly reclaimed area of El-Nubaria where major
of agricultural project for development is underway West of the Nile Delta, Egypt. The objective was
to determine the capability and suitability of soils which are marine- lacustrine silty clay soils with
shallow to medium depth in El-Nubaria region. The system of evaluation was on ASLE model
(Applied System of Land Evaluation) integrated with the geographic information system (GIS). Three
soil profiles were chosen (representing the pre-specified geomorphological soil unit) which were
morphologically described and samples were analysed. Spatial thematic distribution maps of soil
characteristics were created for the study unit using GIS software; Arc GIS V. 10.3. Three current land
productivity classes were recognized class 2 "good soil productivity" for profile 3; class 3 "fair soil
productivity" for profile 2 and class 5 "very poor soil productivity" for profile 1. Soil limitations were
water table depth, carbonates, texture, irrigation water salinity, alkalinity (ESP) and organic matter.
Wheat, barley, alfalfa, sunflower, cotton, date palm and olive were the optimum crops for land use in
the study unit.

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Zagazig Journal of Agricultural Research
Volume 45, Issue 6
November 2018
Pages 2031-2048

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