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Effects of parent material and land use on soil erodibility
Author(s) -
Özdemir Nutullah,
Aşkin Tayfun
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of plant nutrition and soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1522-2624
pISSN - 1436-8730
DOI - 10.1002/jpln.200321143
Subject(s) - gypsum , andesite , alluvium , erosion , soil water , environmental science , agronomy , basalt , land use , plough , soil science , geology , geochemistry , volcano , biology , geomorphology , volcanic rock , ecology , paleontology
Abstract The objective of the present investigation was to find out the effect of different parent materials and land use on soil erodibility. Four types of parent materials such as andesite, basalt, alluvial, and gypsum, and three land use types such as grass, clover, and maize, all wide spread in Erzurum Province in Turkey, were tested. Aggregate stability and soil erodibility factors were determined. The susceptibility of soils against erosion decreased in the order of parent materials basalt > andesite > alluvial > gypsum. Likewise, the susceptibility of land use can be sorted as follows: grass > clover > maize.