Effect of vegetation (palm trees)‎ on some of the physical and chemical properties for the ancient Babylon soil

Abstract EN

The current study included the selection of four regions of Babylon's archaeological soils located between two longitudes (32 ° 33 '0 ”-32 ° 33'55” north), and between two latitudes (44 ° 05' 03 '- 44 ° 25' 37 'east).

22 samples were taken at the surface depth of (0-30 cm) and the rhizosphere of (50-60 cm) in order to study some of the physical and chemical properties of Babylon's archaeological soils through palm trees with long age.

The volumetric distribution of the soil separates and its textures were varied at the two depths, even in one soil, and the dominance of the sand, silt and clay content alternated.

As for the soil interaction (pH) ranged between 6.

9-7.

6 and 7-7.

9, and the electrical conductivity (1.

7-12.

1 and 1.

3-13.

0 dS.

m-1), respectively at soil depth 0-30 cm and the rhizosphere 50-60 cm.

The soil content of the organic matter in the soil of the surface depth amounted to (1.

85-27.

42) at the rhizosphere soil (1.

60-18.

6 g.

kg-1).

The amount of humic acid ranged from 0.

70-8.

33, fulvic 0.

23-1.

23 and humin 0.

92-12.

33 k.

kg-1 in the soil of surface depth, and between 0.

60-6.

83, 0.

20-2.

27 and 0.

70-9.

50 g.

kg-1 in rhizosphere soils.

The different forms for the soluble potassium ranged from 2.

1-4.

9 and 2.

1-3.

9, exchangeable potassium (0.

05-1.

18 and 0.

0-1.

13), fixed potassium between layers (2.

02-4.

70 and 2.

30-5.

90), mineral potassium (14.

44-24.

22 and 13.

44-24.

50) and for total potassium (12.

35- 31.

73 and 12.

96-32.

83 cmol.

kg-1), respectively at the depths of (0-30) and the rhizosphere of (50-60 cm).

While the different magnesium forms were for soluble between (1.

22-14.

90 and 1.

53-12.

76), the exchangeable of (1.

94-12.

50 and 1.

54-14), the fixed magnesium of (2.

51-17.

70 and 2.

71-16.

90) and the mineral magnesium of (17.

02-23.

10 and 18.

88-25.

44 cmol.

kg-1), respectively at the depths of (0-30) and the rhizosphere of (50-60 cm).