The main objective of this study is to assess and map the actual and potential productivity of the soils of the QenaGovernorate, Egypt using remote sensing integrated with GIS technique.Twenty nine soil profiles represent the studied area were chosen on the basis of both geomorphological information and agricultural land use. The locations of the soil profiles were accurately defined with ... Read more

The knowledge of land capability classification (LCC) is a prerequisite and important for planning of agriculture development programs. The capability of land depends upon the characteristics of the land such as texture, soil depth, topography, salinity, drainage, calcium carbonate and so on. Considering these input parameters, (LCC) decision tree was utilized usingIterating Dichotomizer 3 algorithm (ID3) for evaluating the land ... Read more

A Study was attempted to assess the infiltration Characteristics of the Major Soils of Sohag Governorate, Egypt. Twelve soil profiles were exposed andmorphologically examined to represent the soils of the study area. Horizon wise soil samples were taken and analysis for physical and chemical properties. The Field measurements of infiltration were made for five hours using a double ring infiltrometer ... Read more

In this study an attempt was done to assess the change of agricultural land in Sohag province, Egypt between 1987 and 2012. Decision Tree Classifier (DTC) was applied to map land cover changes in the study area. Landsat ETM+ satellite data of two years viz., 1987 and 2012 have been used in the study. Three remote sensing derived indices namely, ... Read more

In this study, selected heavy metals were estimated in surface soil samples of Sohag, Egypt, with the aim to characterize their accumulation patterns. Median concentrations of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn were 0.89, 39, 162, 74, 72,000, 1434, 72, 25 and 164 lg g-1, respectively. The higher average concentrations of these HMs compared with corresponding ... Read more

Soil is one of the most precious national resources and the knowledge of soil resources of an area is vital for optimizing land use and any developmental activities. Remote sensing and GIS have emerged as extremely valuable tools to study the soil resources, their potential for various use and problems. Hence an attempt has been made to study the soils ... Read more

The purpose of this study is to compare between the suitability of three methods of irrigation viz., surface, sprinkler and drip based on the parametric method. This study was performed in an area of 121,316 feddan in some soils of the Eastern Desert Part of Sohag Governorate. Land properties such as slope, drainage, texture, depth, salinity and calcium carbonates content ... Read more

Amelioration of saline and sodic soil by organic and inorganic amendments can be improved the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil. A laboratory experiment using soil columns was conducted to evaluate the effect of different amendments on some physical and chemical properties of a highly calcareous saline sodic soil (pH= 8.3, ECe= 55 dS/m, CaCO3= 26.12% and ESP=27.5%). The ... Read more

A field experiment was carried out to study the effect of addition pressmud (PM) as organic wastesunder saline irrigation water on some soilproperties, TutaAbsuluta Damage and plant growth. PM was applied at rates of 0, 5 and 10 ton/fed. The soil was cultivated with tomato (Genotype: Alissa) under salinity irrigation whichapplied having 0, 25 and 50 mMNaCl.Untreated soil was used ... Read more

The main objectives of this study are to map and evaluate the soil resources of Sohag Governorate, Egypt. A physiographic analysis using visual interpretation of false color composite (FCC) of Landsat ETM images was carried out to delineate the different landforms of the studied area which accurately defined by the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) which generated from the Shuttle Radar ... Read more