SOIL PROPERTIES OF A LITHOTOPOSEQUENCE AT EL· HANIA • MASSA, LIBYA | ||
| Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering | ||
| Article 8, Volume 28, Issue 5, May 2003, Pages 4183-4190 PDF (779.49 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jssae.2003.244621 | ||
| Authors | ||
| E. M. EI-Zahaby,1; F. EI-Domey2; M. Mekky2; K. Tubail3 | ||
| 1Soli and Water Sci. Dept., Fac. Of Agric., Alex. Unlv., Egypt. | ||
| 2Soll and Water Sci. Dept., Fac. Of Agrfc., Omar EI-Mokhtar Wnlv., Libya | ||
| 3Faculty of Agriculture, AI-Azhar University, Gaza, PNA | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A pedological study was carried out to investigate some 'l"0rphological, physical, chemical, and mineralogical soil properties in relation to topography and parent material along a transect represents a litho-toposequence at EI-Hania-Massa area, EI-Gabal EI-Akhdar region. Libya. Results indicate that texture as no relation with the topographic position. EC is relatively higher in the low-land area. Calcium carbonate content varies widely with depth and has no relation with elev tion or slope. Heavy minerals identifICation revealed that hornblend and augite are the most abundant non-opaques heavy minerals in the sand fractions. On the other hand. kaolinite and illite are the dominant clay minerals in clay fraction. The particle size distribution parameters show that most of the particles were transported by water. Also, the irregular distribution of the ralio I:!etween sand fractions, as well as resistant heavy minerals reflects the stratlficatlon of parent material. | ||
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