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Influence of Alfalfa on the Change of Virgin Soils in the Cotton Districts of Armenia 1
Author(s) -
Mirimanoff Kh. P.
Publication year - 1930
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1930.00021962002200020001x
Subject(s) - citation , state (computer science) , soil water , political science , agricultural science , agricultural economics , geography , mathematics , library science , economics , biology , law , environmental science , computer science , algorithm , soil science
The contribution reported here is the result of field investigations ~nd analyses of soil samples collected in the Echmiadzin district of Armenia. This region is typical of the cotton districts of Armenia. Here cotton is the dominant crop, and hence, occupies an important place in the agriculture of the country. As the area devoted to cotton increases, the problems of improving the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil assume great importance. After consideration of the environmental conditions of this district, attention was given to some areas, a part of which had never been cultivated (virgin soils), while other parts had been under cultivation for more than eight years. The profiles from which soil samples were taken were selected from those which were the most representative of each soil type. Samples were taken from the virgi{~ soil profiles as well as from the cultivated ones.