NDLI: Use of satellite data and GIS for assessing the agricultural potentiality of the soils South Farafra Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Abdel Kawy, Wael Ahmed Mohamed Abou El Magd, Islam H.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Overpopulation and food security are the main global problems alert decision makers. In developing countries, such problem put extra pressure for horizontal expansion for agricultural development. The rapid sprawl of urbanized areas on the alluvial land of the River Nile and delta to accommodate the population growth has encouraged governmental and private sector for agricultural expansion in the desert. Unless there are reliable information and accurate studies for land and soil suitability, there will be a collapse of such investment. To evaluate the potential suitability of soil for agriculture development in areas of the western desert, satellite images, geographic information, and field survey including soil profiles and artesian water samples with laboratory analysis were integrated to classify the soils according their suitability for specific crop. The main land qualities of the different mapping units and the crop requirement were rated and matched to obtain the current and potential land suitability using Automated Land Evaluation System “ALES”. The study found that the main physiographic units are plateaus, hilland, mountain, and depression floor. But there are three limiting parameters for land suitability which are the lack of nutrient elements, wind erosion vulnerability, and soil texture. The study concluded that the best crops adapted with the soil conditions and could be feasible for economic use are: (1) native vegetation such as agol, sand trees, sammar, halfaa, bawaal, qordaob, bardi, and qortom; (2) filed crops such as onion, garlic, watermelon and wheat; and (3) fruits such as olive and date palms.
Starting Page	2299
Ending Page	2311
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18667511
Journal	Arabian Journal of Geosciences
Volume Number	6
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	18667538
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2012-01-22
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Land suitability Agriculture potentiality South Frafra Oasis GIS Remote sensing Earth Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth and Planetary Sciences Environmental Science

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Assessing crop water requirements on the bases of land suitability of the soils South El Farafra Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Assessment of Land Suitability and Water Requirements for Different Crops in Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Land capability classification of some western desert Oases, Egypt, using remote sensing and GIS

Planktic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Maastrichtian-Paleocene succession at the north Farafra Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Hydrochemical characteristics of Egypt western desert oases groundwater

Land resources assessment of El-Galaba basin, South Egypt for the potentiality of agriculture expansion using remote sensing and GIS techniques

Assessment of optimum land use and water requirements for agricultural purpose in some soils South Paris Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

GIS application to identify the potential for certain irrigated agriculture uses on some soils in Western Desert, Egypt

Evaluation of Desertification Severity in El-Farafra Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt: Application of Modified MEDALUS Approach Using Wind Erosion Index and Factor Analysis

Use of satellite data and GIS for assessing the agricultural potentiality of the soils South Farafra Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Similar Documents

Assessing crop water requirements on the bases of land suitability of the soils South El Farafra Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Assessment of Land Suitability and Water Requirements for Different Crops in Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Land capability classification of some western desert Oases, Egypt, using remote sensing and GIS

Planktic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Maastrichtian-Paleocene succession at the north Farafra Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Hydrochemical characteristics of Egypt western desert oases groundwater

Land resources assessment of El-Galaba basin, South Egypt for the potentiality of agriculture expansion using remote sensing and GIS techniques

Assessment of optimum land use and water requirements for agricultural purpose in some soils South Paris Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

GIS application to identify the potential for certain irrigated agriculture uses on some soils in Western Desert, Egypt

Evaluation of Desertification Severity in El-Farafra Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt: Application of Modified MEDALUS Approach Using Wind Erosion Index and Factor Analysis

Use of satellite data and GIS for assessing the agricultural potentiality of the soils South Farafra Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt