Evaluating Soil Variability in District Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan through Digital Mapping
Evaluating Soil Variability in District Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan through Digital Mapping
Rashid Saraz1, Saiqa Amur1, Zia-ul-Hassan1*, Naheed Akhter Talpur1, Inayatullah Rajpar1, Muhammad Sohail Memon2, Muhammad Nawaz Kandhro3, Khalid Hussain Talpur1 and Nizamuddin Depar4
Location of farms of district Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan involved in this study.
Occurrence of different soil textures in district Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan (as depicted in the textural triangle) and presence of various soil types (as illustrated in pie-chart, a: Clayey or fine-textured soils, i.e., Clay, Silty Clay, Sandy Clay; b: Loamy moderately medium-textured soils, i.e., Clay Loam, Sandy Clay Loam, Silty Clay Loam; c: Loamy slightly medium-textured soils, i.e., Loam, Silt Loam, Silt).
Spatial distribution of soil texture in district Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan.
Categorization of soils of district Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan based on their status of salinity (ranked after Sonon et al., 2015), alkalinity (ranked after Ankerman and Richard, 1989) and organic matter (ranked after Rashid and Ahmad, 1994).
Spatial distribution of soil electrical conductivity in district Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan.
Spatial distribution of soil pH in district Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan.
Spatial distribution of soil organic matter in district Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan.
Categorization of soils of district Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan based on ABDTPA-P and ABDTPA-K content (Soltanpour and Schwab, 1977).
Spatial distribution of Soil ABDTPA-P content (mg kg-1) in Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan.
Spatial distribution of Soil ABDTPA-K (mg kg-1) content at Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan.
