Delineation, classification and evaluation of physiographic soil units in some promising area for agriculture utilization in the western desert, Egypt [electronic resource]

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The magnificence of the studied desert soils has been increased fast due to scale efforts to bring additional areas under the agricultural utilization projects in recent decades. The studied area is located in the western side of 6 October city, adjacent to both sides of El-Giza and El Bahriya Oasis desert road, Western Desert, Egypt. It is considered a promising area for agricultural utilization as well as a model for representing some landscape features in the Western Desert, Egypt. So, the current work has been undertaken to evaluate the constraints for ameliorating these desert soil under the prevailing condition of the Western Desert region. The proposal scheme should be overcome three aspects, i.e. delineation of physiographic soil units, soils classification and soil evaluation. The technique of space images interpretation plays an important role for tracing the prevailing physiographic units as well as identifying the promising sites for agricultural purposes
The obtained data of the images of Landsat interpretation indicate that the area under consideration is occupied by seven main physiographic units namely; piedmont plain (P111), alluvial-plain (Almost flat) (T111) alluvial plain (undulating) (T131), reworked alluvial plain (T122), dry valley (W1ll), sandy sheet plain (A211) and rock outcrops.

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