Egyptian Government focuses on development projects especially in new lands such as Sohag-Red Sea road to improve tourism and agricultural activities. This study aims to assess the actual and potential land productivity. Seventeen soil profiles were chosen depending on the six mapping units of the study area. Soil profiles were drilled and soil samples were collected from each horizon. Nine ... Read more

Land evaluation procedure given by FAO for soil site suitability for various land utilization types has been used to assess the land suitability for major crops in Sohag Governorate, Egypt. The database on soil, land use/land cover was generated from data derived from Landsat ETM+ remote sensing satellite and soil survey to perform an integrated analysis in the geographic information ... Read more

Aqua regia and tri-acid digestion methods were applied for the analysis of some soil microelements. The total number of 243 soil samples was digested using the two different methods and total Iron, Manganese, Zinc, and Copper were measured in extracted solutions using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). The obtained results showed a strong correlation between two digestion methods of microelements, r=0.95, ... Read more

_Nowadays, there is an increasing need for accurate soil spatial data to be easily shared and used between the soil science communities. This study aimed to present the role of remote sensing and geographic information system as effective tools for land use land cover interpretation. The investigated area was a part of Eastern Sohag, Egypt with an area of 204km2. ... Read more

Topographic position is one of the most dominant factors that govern soil development in the hilly areas. Ten soil profiles representing different landform units i.e. hill top, side slope, broad valley and narrow valley terraces were chosen to investigate the soil morphological, physical and chemical characteristics and their relationships with topography in Almora district of Uttarakhand. Soil properties varied remarkably ... Read more

Today’s agriculture faces many problems that are inherent to modern agro-technology whereas high productivity necessitates intensive fertilization and irrigation. Both of these inputs to ecosystems may cause severe imbalances (Mag, 2008). As soil problems prevail in Egypt, and as the Egyptian government has been implementing several projects for land reclamation over the last decades, protection of existing soils as well ... Read more

uDiffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS) is important for Qualitative and quantitative assessment of physical and chemical soil properties. uThe accuracy of statistical approaches such PLSR predictions in each of the spectral regions varied considerably amongst soil properties. uA major advantage of DRS for soil analysis is that from a single spectrum many properties may be accurately determined. uBy the application of ... Read more

Our understanding of the soil and assessment of its quality and function has been gained through routine soil chemical and physical laboratory analysis (Viscarra Rossel _et al.,_ 2006). Soil Health Card (SHC) in India was issued in 2015 to farmers to increase productivity and earn more profit. For this purpose soil survey is carried out to record the crop limiting ... Read more

The physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil are useful for evaluating its fertility, predicting the crop productivity (CIA, 2016). A SOIL HEALTH CARD (SHC) is issued in 2015 in India to a farmer he may enrich his soil for productivity and thus earn more benefits. For this purpose soil survey is carried out to record the crop limiting ... Read more

Dear Dr. Ali Refaat Ali Morsy Soil and water Dept., Fac. of Agric., Sohag Univ., Egypt On behalf of the committee of ICAESD 2015, I am pleased to inform you that your abstract entitled: Actual and Potential Land Productivity of Some Soils of Sohag-Red Sea Road Sides-Sohag-Egypt has been accepted as Oral presentation at the International Conference "Agriculture and Environment ... Read more