EFFECTS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE ON THE ERODIBILITY OF SOME CALCAREOUSE SOILS BY WATER EROSION

The behavioral changes in soil erodibility factor ( KUSLE ) due to Ca-carbonate content were determined in four calcareous soils located at northern Iraq. The procedure for KUSLE determination in these soils was carried out before and after carbonate removal by using a special nomograph and modified...

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Main Author: Khalid F. Hassan
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: College of Agriculture 2012-12-01
Series:Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
Online Access:https://magrj.mosuljournals.com/article_60183_d9b1f1febc80e99ea70e1c724c5c8e28.pdf
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description The behavioral changes in soil erodibility factor ( KUSLE ) due to Ca-carbonate content were determined in four calcareous soils located at northern Iraq. The procedure for KUSLE determination in these soils was carried out before and after carbonate removal by using a special nomograph and modified equation given by Wischmeier and Smith(1978). The results indicate that the changes in soil Ca-carbonate content caused a changes in soil erodibility factor (KUSLE).Soil texture modification due to Ca-carbonate content was the main factor affecting soil erodibility. Other unconsidered factors, such as soil permeability and structure ,could also have contributed to the remaining variability in KUSLE. Regression analysis of data showed that about 87.8% of the variability in KUSLE could be explained by a high Ca-carbonate content, as it was in these soils. This relationship give us a knowledge to make a correction for the calculated erodibility factor KUSLE of calcareous soils to distinguish it from that of non-calcareous soils.
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spelling doaj.art-53905414691e49afa140c052b7ae5bd02022-12-22T01:55:59ZaraCollege of AgricultureMesopotamia Journal of Agriculture1815-316X2224-97962012-12-01404111910.33899/magrj.2012.6018360183EFFECTS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE ON THE ERODIBILITY OF SOME CALCAREOUSE SOILS BY WATER EROSIONKhalid F. HassanThe behavioral changes in soil erodibility factor ( KUSLE ) due to Ca-carbonate content were determined in four calcareous soils located at northern Iraq. The procedure for KUSLE determination in these soils was carried out before and after carbonate removal by using a special nomograph and modified equation given by Wischmeier and Smith(1978). The results indicate that the changes in soil Ca-carbonate content caused a changes in soil erodibility factor (KUSLE).Soil texture modification due to Ca-carbonate content was the main factor affecting soil erodibility. Other unconsidered factors, such as soil permeability and structure ,could also have contributed to the remaining variability in KUSLE. Regression analysis of data showed that about 87.8% of the variability in KUSLE could be explained by a high Ca-carbonate content, as it was in these soils. This relationship give us a knowledge to make a correction for the calculated erodibility factor KUSLE of calcareous soils to distinguish it from that of non-calcareous soils.https://magrj.mosuljournals.com/article_60183_d9b1f1febc80e99ea70e1c724c5c8e28.pdf
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EFFECTS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE ON THE ERODIBILITY OF SOME CALCAREOUSE SOILS BY WATER EROSION
Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
title EFFECTS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE ON THE ERODIBILITY OF SOME CALCAREOUSE SOILS BY WATER EROSION
title_full EFFECTS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE ON THE ERODIBILITY OF SOME CALCAREOUSE SOILS BY WATER EROSION
title_fullStr EFFECTS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE ON THE ERODIBILITY OF SOME CALCAREOUSE SOILS BY WATER EROSION
title_full_unstemmed EFFECTS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE ON THE ERODIBILITY OF SOME CALCAREOUSE SOILS BY WATER EROSION
title_short EFFECTS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE ON THE ERODIBILITY OF SOME CALCAREOUSE SOILS BY WATER EROSION
title_sort effects of calcium carbonate on the erodibility of some calcareouse soils by water erosion
url https://magrj.mosuljournals.com/article_60183_d9b1f1febc80e99ea70e1c724c5c8e28.pdf
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