Spatial variability of soil erodibility in response to different agricultural land use at highland farms
This work describes the effect of different agricultural land use on potential soil erodibility (K) at cultivated farming areas in Cameron Highlands. Ordinarily, soils are assigned with K factors depending on geological properties only which can result into erroneous calculation of soil erosion. Thi...
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| author | Nuraddeen M. Nasidi Aimrun Wayayok Ahmad F. Abdullah Muhamad S.M. Kassim Nura J. Shanono |
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| description | This work describes the effect of different agricultural land use on potential soil erodibility (K) at cultivated farming areas in Cameron Highlands. Ordinarily, soils are assigned with K factors depending on geological properties only which can result into erroneous calculation of soil erosion. This study explores roles of different agricultural land use on the spatial variability of soil erodibility on hilly farms at Cameron Highlands. Soil samples, slopes and spatial locations were collected based on crop types being cultivated. Meanwhile, the land use and type of equipment for each crop are recorded and ranked depending on the degree of soil disturbances. The results showed that, K values are ranged from 0.0084 to 0.0161. Shallow-root crops, such as vegetables and flowers have higher K values due to shallow soil rootzone and frequency of surface operations. However, tea cultivated areas and forests have low K values, indicating comparably higher ability to resist erosion. Furthermore, the erodibility factor for tea farms shows increasing patterns along the developmental stages while the reverse was found in vegetable farms. Spatial variability of the K is influenced by various farming operations at different growing stages and the peculiarity of each crop. This work demonstrated that, the soil erodibility factor can be determined considering the crops and stages of development, in addition to geological attributes.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0cbd14ba6d8b438b9c9537a9f764b61f2022-12-21T19:29:25ZengUniversity of BasrahMaǧallaẗ al-baṣraẗ al-ʻulūm al-zirāʻiyyaẗ1814-58682520-08602021-08-013410.37077/25200860.2021.34.sp1.5Spatial variability of soil erodibility in response to different agricultural land use at highland farmsNuraddeen M. Nasidi0Aimrun Wayayok1Ahmad F. Abdullah2Muhamad S.M. Kassim3Nura J. Shanono4Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bayero University, Kano. P.M.B. 3011, Kano, NigeriaDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaSMART Farming Technology Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bayero University, Kano. P.M.B. 3011, Kano, NigeriaThis work describes the effect of different agricultural land use on potential soil erodibility (K) at cultivated farming areas in Cameron Highlands. Ordinarily, soils are assigned with K factors depending on geological properties only which can result into erroneous calculation of soil erosion. This study explores roles of different agricultural land use on the spatial variability of soil erodibility on hilly farms at Cameron Highlands. Soil samples, slopes and spatial locations were collected based on crop types being cultivated. Meanwhile, the land use and type of equipment for each crop are recorded and ranked depending on the degree of soil disturbances. The results showed that, K values are ranged from 0.0084 to 0.0161. Shallow-root crops, such as vegetables and flowers have higher K values due to shallow soil rootzone and frequency of surface operations. However, tea cultivated areas and forests have low K values, indicating comparably higher ability to resist erosion. Furthermore, the erodibility factor for tea farms shows increasing patterns along the developmental stages while the reverse was found in vegetable farms. Spatial variability of the K is influenced by various farming operations at different growing stages and the peculiarity of each crop. This work demonstrated that, the soil erodibility factor can be determined considering the crops and stages of development, in addition to geological attributes. https://bjas.bajas.edu.iq/index.php/bjas/article/view/414Cameron highlandsFarming operationsPedotransfer functionSoil erosionTillage |
| spellingShingle | Nuraddeen M. Nasidi Aimrun Wayayok Ahmad F. Abdullah Muhamad S.M. Kassim Nura J. Shanono Spatial variability of soil erodibility in response to different agricultural land use at highland farms Maǧallaẗ al-baṣraẗ al-ʻulūm al-zirāʻiyyaẗ Cameron highlands Farming operations Pedotransfer function Soil erosion Tillage |
| title | Spatial variability of soil erodibility in response to different agricultural land use at highland farms |
| title_full | Spatial variability of soil erodibility in response to different agricultural land use at highland farms |
| title_fullStr | Spatial variability of soil erodibility in response to different agricultural land use at highland farms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial variability of soil erodibility in response to different agricultural land use at highland farms |
| title_short | Spatial variability of soil erodibility in response to different agricultural land use at highland farms |
| title_sort | spatial variability of soil erodibility in response to different agricultural land use at highland farms |
| topic | Cameron highlands Farming operations Pedotransfer function Soil erosion Tillage |
| url | https://bjas.bajas.edu.iq/index.php/bjas/article/view/414 |
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