Influence of Slope Aspects and Depth on Soil Properties in a Cultivated Ecosystem

In order to find out how topographical factors effect on soil properties, as a pivotal indicator in terms of soil degradation and sustainable land management in natural ecosystem, the investigation of soil physical and chemical parameters are indispensable. The research aimed to assess slope aspects...

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Main Authors:	Akbari, Abolghasem, Azimi, Rehayne, Noram Irwan, Ramli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	EJGE 2014
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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spelling	ump-89772018-05-03T06:19:03Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8977/ Influence of Slope Aspects and Depth on Soil Properties in a Cultivated Ecosystem Akbari, Abolghasem Azimi, Rehayne Noram Irwan, Ramli TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) In order to find out how topographical factors effect on soil properties, as a pivotal indicator in terms of soil degradation and sustainable land management in natural ecosystem, the investigation of soil physical and chemical parameters are indispensable. The research aimed to assess slope aspects on soil quality. Soil samples were gathered by completely randomized factorial design in four geographical directions and flat by three replications in two depths of 0-30 and 30-60 cm; therefore equals 30 soil samples from the dry and irrigation farming of Khorasan Razavi. The investigated variables were Total Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, pH, Saturated Percentage, Calcium Carbonate Equivalent, Fe and Soil Texture. Results showed that there was a significant relationship in N, P and F, whereas there was no significant relationship in K, pH, SP and TNV in different aspects. Turning to depths, none of parameters showed statistically significant, except for P. Totally, the results suggest that West and Flat aspect are the appropriate area for agriculture. The differences may be attributed to topographic aspect, which causing differences in the some soil component, affect soil fertility EJGE 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8977/1/Influence%20of%20Slope%20Aspects%20and%20Depth%20on%20Soil%20Properties%20in%20a%20Cultivated%20Ecosystem.pdf Akbari, Abolghasem and Azimi, Rehayne and Noram Irwan, Ramli (2014) Influence of Slope Aspects and Depth on Soil Properties in a Cultivated Ecosystem. The Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (EJGE), 19. pp. 8601-8608. ISSN 1089-3032 http://www.ejge.com/2014/Ppr2014.684ma.pdf
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description	In order to find out how topographical factors effect on soil properties, as a pivotal indicator in terms of soil degradation and sustainable land management in natural ecosystem, the investigation of soil physical and chemical parameters are indispensable. The research aimed to assess slope aspects on soil quality. Soil samples were gathered by completely randomized factorial design in four geographical directions and flat by three replications in two depths of 0-30 and 30-60 cm; therefore equals 30 soil samples from the dry and irrigation farming of Khorasan Razavi. The investigated variables were Total Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, pH, Saturated Percentage, Calcium Carbonate Equivalent, Fe and Soil Texture. Results showed that there was a significant relationship in N, P and F, whereas there was no significant relationship in K, pH, SP and TNV in different aspects. Turning to depths, none of parameters showed statistically significant, except for P. Totally, the results suggest that West and Flat aspect are the appropriate area for agriculture. The differences may be attributed to topographic aspect, which causing differences in the some soil component, affect soil fertility
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author	Akbari, Abolghasem Azimi, Rehayne Noram Irwan, Ramli
author_facet	Akbari, Abolghasem Azimi, Rehayne Noram Irwan, Ramli
author_sort	Akbari, Abolghasem
title	Influence of Slope Aspects and Depth on Soil Properties in a Cultivated Ecosystem
title_short	Influence of Slope Aspects and Depth on Soil Properties in a Cultivated Ecosystem
title_full	Influence of Slope Aspects and Depth on Soil Properties in a Cultivated Ecosystem
title_fullStr	Influence of Slope Aspects and Depth on Soil Properties in a Cultivated Ecosystem
title_full_unstemmed	Influence of Slope Aspects and Depth on Soil Properties in a Cultivated Ecosystem
title_sort	influence of slope aspects and depth on soil properties in a cultivated ecosystem
publisher	EJGE
publishDate	2014
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8977/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8977/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8977/1/Influence%20of%20Slope%20Aspects%20and%20Depth%20on%20Soil%20Properties%20in%20a%20Cultivated%20Ecosystem.pdf
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Influence of Slope Aspects and Depth on Soil Properties in a Cultivated Ecosystem

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