تقييم ملائمة الأراضي للاستعمالات الحالية في سهل عكار-محافظة طرطوس

Abstract EN

Land evaluation is one of the most important tools for integrated land use management for sustainable agricultural and land use planning.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the land suitability for current land use in akkar plain- Tartous Governorate.

Depending on the elevation and land use, nine soil profiles representing the main physiographic units have been chosen.

Soil samples were collected for conducting some chemical and physical analyses such as: soil texture (sand %, silt % and clay %), the content of organic matter OM, Cation Exchange Capacity CEC (cmolP (+) P/ kg P -1 Pclay).

The results of the soil analysis showed that the soil texture was Clay, and the pH values were between 7.13-8.5.

Furthermore, The cation exchange capacity were ranging from (12-33) (cmolP (+) P/ kg P -1Pclay).

Results of land evaluation showed that the limiting factors either fertility factors such as high pH in the villages of Beit-kamouna, Majdaloun-albaher and Dier-hbash, or physical factors such as shallowness depth of soil.

The study concluded that the suitability class ranged from S2 to N2, which emphasis the importance of reconsidering the type of land use in the study area.