PEDIOLOGICAL STUDIES AND LAND EVALUATION OF WADI EI-FARIGH SOILS, EGYPT.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Soils, Water and Environment Institute, Agricultural Res. Center, Giza

Abstract

Seven soil profiles represent the soils of Wadi EI-Farigh were chosen for this
study. This study indicated that soil texture of the studied area was gravelly sand to
sandy clay loam. Some of the studied soils contained calcic and gypsic horizons and
was classified as Typic Torriorthents, Typic Haplocalcids , Typic Torripsamments and
Typic Haplogysids .
Also the studied soils were evaluated as (S2) moderately Suitable and (S3)
which was the marginally class of the suitable order (S). Whereas, some studied soils
were classified as non-suitable (N) according to Sys and Verheye method of land
evaluation.