FERTILITY EVALUATION OF MINUFIYA GOVERNORATE SOILS AS AFFECTED BY TILE DRAINAGE SYSTEM

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Authors

1 (1) Soil Sci. Dept. Fac. of Agric. Minufiya Univ. and

2 (2) Soils, Water and Environment. Inst Res. ARC. Giza.

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The present work was carried out to study influence of the tile drainage system and its reinstallation on soil fertility in El-Khadrawyia 1 area, in Minufiya Governorate with heavy clay soil. Where this area was served by reinstallation of tile drainage system in 1999.Soil samples were taken above and between drains at five distances of drain length: before drain and at 25, 50, 75 and 100 % of drain longitude. At the same distances, above and between drains, soil samples were taken at depths of 0-15, 15-30, 30-60 and >60 cm. Evaluation includes determination some soil physical and chemical properties and content of available N, P, K, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu, and its distribution in the soil.

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