Studying soil erosion by evaluating changes in physico-chemical properties of soils under different land-use types
2021
Emre Babur | Ömer Süha Uslu | Martín Leonardo Battaglia | Andre Diatta | Shah Fahad | Rahul Datta | Muhammad Zafar-ul-Hye | Ghulam Sabir Hussain | Subhan Danish
The effects of different land-use types on physicochemical properties and erodibility indices in suitable utilization of soil are the most important issue to be investigated. That’s why the current study was carried out to investigate changes in physical, chemical soil properties and erodibility indexes under different land-use types i.e., larch-fir forests, adjacent pasture, and riparian areas. Soil samples were collected from different land use in the Meydan Pond micro-basin. Five subsamples were taken at the 0–10 cm depth at five different sampling spots in each one of the three land-use systems (i.e., forest, pasture, and riparian areas). Results showed that silt content was around 38% higher in the forest soils over pasture and the riparian areas. Dispersion rate (80%) and erosion ratio (11%) were significantly higher in riparian areas over the pasture. In conclusion, pasture soils are resistant to erosion due to the higher amount of clay percentage (95%) and aggregation rate (38%) as compared to riparian areas that are more erodible. It is concluded that the river basin should be arranged according to the land capability classes’ principles to protect the soil's fertile layer from erosion to achieve the maximum productivity of crops.
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