Author/Authors :
TUNÇAY, Tülay , BAYRAMİN, İlhami , ERPUL, Günay , KİBAR, Mümtaz
Abstract :
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. These parameters were obtained from 1:5000 scaled digital soil databases and digital elevation model of the Kırsehir - Çiçekdağ Farm State Soils. Results showed that, most soils in the study area, 75.26% (1262.921 ha), was classified as very good and good suitabile classes (S1 and S2) while 23.45% (339 ha) of the soils was moderately suitable in terms of agricultural use and quality. Only, % 1.28 (21 ha) of the study area soils was not suitable for the agricultural use. In this research, parametric method was successfully used in land evaluation study.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Land quality index , parametric method , land evaluation , Kırsehir , Çiçekdağ
