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SALINE SOILS IN THE KIRKUK PLAIN, NORTHERN IRAQ
Author(s) -
HARRIS S. A.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
journal of soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.244
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2389
pISSN - 0022-4588
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1960.tb02208.x
Subject(s) - soil salinity , gypsum , geology , leaching (pedology) , alluvium , hydrology (agriculture) , irrigation , saline water , alluvial plain , soil water , alluvial soils , saline , salinity , soil science , geomorphology , geotechnical engineering , oceanography , agronomy , paleontology , medicine , endocrinology , biology
Summary The Kirkuk Plain has undergone partial salinization, followed by weak leaching. The areas irrigated in the past are the worst affected. Quality and quantity of irrigation water are most important factors in controlling the degree of salinization, while minor factors include deep gullies and the presence of a gypsum bed near the surface. The salts originate from the Fars Beds and the gypseous alluvium. Saline soils were encountered in areas with water tables much deeper than 2 m.