DEVELOPING THE RATING CRITERIA FOR SOILS AS AN AGRICULTURAL WASTE RECEIVER SYSTEM BASED ON SOIL SURVEY DATA (original) (raw)

Explaining the Soil Quality Using Different Assessment Techniques

Applied and Environmental Soil Science

Soil quality serves as the basis for both food security and environmental sustainability. To optimize production and implement soil management interventions, understanding the state of the soil quality is fundamental. Thus, this study was conducted to assess the soil quality of arable lands situated in the Nitisols and Luvisols using different assessment techniques. A total of 57 georeferenced soil samples were taken at a depth of 20 cm (18 from Nitisols and 39 from Luvisols land). The soil samples were analyzed for particle size distribution (PSD), texture, pH, organic carbon (OC), total nitrogen (TN), available phosphorus (P), sulfur (S), exchangeable bases (calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and potassium (K)), soil micronutrients (boron (B), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn)), and cation exchange capacity (CEC). The techniques used to estimate soil quality includes principal component analysis (PCA), a normalized PCA, and common soil parameters (soil texture, pH, ...

IRJET- ANALYSIS OF SOIL QUALITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT -A RESEARCH STUDY

IRJET, 2021

Only through the maintenance and improvement of soil quality will environmental sustainability be attained. Soil quality is regarded as the functioning of the soil. Its evaluation is based on the dynamic properties of soil management in sustainable development. The inherent and dynamic components take into consideration a broad picture of soil quality and the hard soil quality assessment problem. It assessed the skills to use and integrate the experienced agro-ecological soil assessment in order to forecast the quality of the soil. The integration of large and intricate soil quality management bases, models, tools and procedures is feasible and supported within the frame of the current decision support systems. This chapter outlines key developments in soil quality control and should not include advice on universal soil quality and sustainable management. Soil quality management strategies, laying intensity and optimizing the formation of soil entail identification of arable soils.

Soil Quality Assessment Model for Critical Land Management Planning

2021

The research purposes were to analyze land use's effect on soil physical properties and measure several lands' soil quality index in the Bulili plateau. Its conducted on three types of land use consisted of a mixed plantation, maize plantation, and forest. Soil sampling at each type of land use was carried out at five different points so that in total, there were 15 locations for soil sampling. Soil samples were taken at a depth of 0-30 cm after removing the organic layer on the soil surface. Observation of soil physical properties, including clay content, bulk density, total porosity, saturated hydraulic conductivity, organic carbon, aggregate stability, and available soil water capacity, were used to design soil quality index models. Root depth was also observed. The results showed a significant effect of land-use change on all observed soil physical properties parameters. The soil quality index for mixed plantation, maize plantation, and forest belonged to the criteria of...

Using of soil quality indicators to assess their production and ecological functions

Soil and Water Research, 2022

The project dealt with an evaluation of the soil quality in the Central Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic. The relevant attributes and characteristics were found regarding the soils in this selected area. Based on the data from soil probes, climate characteristics, soil production function and data on the land use, the characteristics, known as soil quality indicators, were selected. Then the soils were sorted into groups which indicated their suitability for the best land use and planning. The characteristics of the soils that contributed the most to the ecosystem services provided by this part of the environment were chosen as the soil quality indicators. In order to find out how the soils are able to provide ecosystem services, two types of approaches were used – the average score and the total amount of points gained. Maps indicating the soil quality were created using the ArcGIS program. At the same time, research on the differences in the quality in two different layers of...

Using soil quality indicators to assess their production and ecological functions

Soil and Water Research, 2022

The project dealt with an evaluation of the soil quality in the Central Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic. The relevant attributes and characteristics were found regarding the soils in this selected area. Based on the data from soil probes, climate characteristics, soil production function and data on the land use, the characteristics, known as soil quality indicators, were selected. Then the soils were sorted into groups which indicated their suitability for the best land use and planning. The characteristics of the soils that contributed the most to the ecosystem services provided by this part of the environment were chosen as the soil quality indicators. In order to find out how the soils are able to provide ecosystem services, two types of approaches were used – the average score and the total amount of points gained. Maps indicating the soil quality were created using the ArcGIS program. At the same time, research on the differences in the quality in two different layers of...