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Determination of soil properties of kirsehir cicekdağ farm state soils

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2010

The aim of this study is to determine soil quality of the Kırsehir - Çiçekdağ Farm State Soils using parametric method. In parametric method, some physical and chemical characteristics of the soils such as texture, salinity, alkalinity, soil reaction, structure, carbonate content, cation exchange capacity, soil fertility, and some soil environmental properties of the soil mapping units such as slope, stoniness, rock fragments, gravel contents, erosion, drainage and precipitation were used.

Sustainable vegetable cultivation in Vietnam - prospects and constraints

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2012
Vietnam
Republic of Korea
China

Vegetable production has an increasing importance in most of the Asian countries. The leader in production per capita is China followed by South Korea, North Korea and Vietnam. In Vietnam, vegetable production is at the moment on 4th place of all agricultural commodities. In the past, in Vietnam as in other South-East-Asian countries, the production of rice, sugar cane, cassava and maize often as monoculture was typical.

Characteristics and land potential for vegetable development in Temanggung District, Central Java

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2012

Vegetables are mostly grown in mountainous areas with an altitude >400 m a.s.l., such as Temanggung, Central Java. The steep slope farming considers very little environmental suitability and sustainability. This study was conducted in 2004, covering a total area of 87,223 ha. Soil samples were analyzed for soil texture, pH, C, N, P, K, CEC, exchangeable cations, and base saturation. Soil characteristics data were used for land suitability evaluation for vegetables crops using the Automated Land Evaluation System (ALES) program.

use of Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) methods for the determination of the present and potential pistachio growing areas; Sanliurfa-Suruc case

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2011

Identifying potentially suitable lands for cultivated crops is economically crucial. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) are very significant tools in achieving this goal. In the near future the Sanliurfa - Suruc Plain can be more valuable for the people of the region in terms of both crop variety and economical perspective once the irrigation is started and more than one crop each year is harvested. Pistachio is one of the chief productions among others that are well adapted to the conditions of the region.

Agricultural land use suitability analysis using GIS and AHP technique

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2013
Turkey

The aim of this study was to determine suitable lands for agricultural use in the Yusufeli district of Artvin city (Turkey), where the current agricultural land in the district center and 3 villages will be completely inundated while the land in 22 villages will be partially inundated due to three large dams currently being constructed. The “Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)” method, commonly used in land use suitability analysis, was utilized in this study.

Qualitative, Quantitative and Economic Evaluation of Land Suitability for Barley, Wheat and Chickpea in Rainfed Area of Talandasht District (Kermanshah Province)

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2007
Iran

In Iran, the development of cultivated areas becomes gradually impossible due to ever-increasing population growth and urban area development. Therefore, it is very important to use the existing cultivated lands more efficiently. Land suitability evaluation makes the sustainable use of the lands feasible. The objective of this study was qualitative, quantitative and economic assessment of land suitability in Talandahst area for rainfed wheat, barley and chickpea. Talandasht plain with a surface area of 4500 ha is located southwest of Kermanshah city.

Land selection for cultivation of sugar beet in Slovakia

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2013
Slovakia

The article aims to analyze suitability of land selection for cultivation of sugar beet in Slovakia in the period from 2008 to 2012. The results confirmed, that there are enough soils suitable for sugar beet growing in Slovakia. The area of sugar beet cultivation is conditioned by the presence of only two sugar rafineries, which are in operation, in Sered and Trencianska Tepla. The most productive soils in the climatically most suitable areas of Slovakia are chosen for growing sugar beet.

A study on determination of agricultural use suitability of agricultural lands

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2007
Turkey

In this study, by using cellular analyze method according to ecological criteria, the determination of agricultural land suitability of Research and Practice Farm of Ankara University Agrucultural Faculty Farm and Haymana Research Farm of Central Research Institute for Field Crops lands, which are in Ankara province and Haymana district, was aimed. For this aim, by using Geographical Information Systems(GIS) techniques, the data layers such as some soil properties, topography and irrigation was examined for each land criterion to determine the weighted scale.

Predicting regolith thickness in the complex weathering setting of the central Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2013
Australia

We describe a model to predict regolith thickness in a 128,000ha study area in the central Mt Lofty Ranges in South Australia. The term regolith encompasses soil (A and B horizons) and highly weathered bedrock (C horizon). The thickness of the regolith has a major control on water holding capacity for plant growth and movement of water through the landscape, and as such is important in hydropedological modelling and in evaluating land suitability, e.g. for forestry and agriculture. Thickness estimates also have direct application in mineral exploration and seismic risk assessment.

Characteristics, suitability and recommendations for management of land in acid sulfate soil-affected brackishwater ponds for tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) culture in Luwu Regency, Indonesia

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2014
Indonesia

Luwu is one of the regencies located on the east coast of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia which has large brackishwater ponds area, but it has a low productivity of shrimp and fish. Therefore, a study was carried out to know the land characteristics for determining suitability and management of land for tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) culture in brackishwater ponds to increase the productivity and sustainability. Factors considered in land characteristics are: topography and tidal range, soil quality, water quality and climate.

Site Suitability and Land Availability for Endospermum medullosum Plantation on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2012
Vanuatu

SUMMARYSite and soil characteristics associated with existing plantings of whitewood (Endospermum medullosum Euphorbiaceae) were characterised across Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu. Two hundred, generally small (most commonly around 0.5 ha), plantations dominated by whitewood have been planted across the eastern side of the island. These plantations range up to 20 years in age and provide a guide to the expected growth rates of whitewood in plantation in those areas.