Soil Salinity Prediction and Mapping Using Electromagnetic Induction and Spatial Interpolation

Houria Dakak; Hinde Cherkaoui Dekkaki; Abdelmjid Zouahri; Rachid Moussadek; Hamza Iaaich; Hasna Yachou; Ahmed Ghanimi; Ahmed Douaik

doi:10.3390/environsciproc2022016076

Environmental Sciences Proceedings (Jan 2023)

Soil Salinity Prediction and Mapping Using Electromagnetic Induction and Spatial Interpolation

Houria Dakak,
Hinde Cherkaoui Dekkaki,
Abdelmjid Zouahri,
Rachid Moussadek,
Hamza Iaaich,
Hasna Yachou,
Ahmed Ghanimi,
Ahmed Douaik

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Houria Dakak: Research Unit on Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, Regional Center of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), P.O. Box 6356, Instituts, Rabat 10101, Morocco
Hinde Cherkaoui Dekkaki: Laboratory of Research and Development in Engineering Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, P.O. Box 34, Ajdir, Al Hoceima 32003, Morocco
Abdelmjid Zouahri: Research Unit on Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, Regional Center of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), P.O. Box 6356, Instituts, Rabat 10101, Morocco
Rachid Moussadek: Research Unit on Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, Regional Center of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), P.O. Box 6356, Instituts, Rabat 10101, Morocco
Hamza Iaaich: Research Unit on Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, Regional Center of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), P.O. Box 6356, Instituts, Rabat 10101, Morocco
Hasna Yachou: Research Unit on Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, Regional Center of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), P.O. Box 6356, Instituts, Rabat 10101, Morocco
Ahmed Ghanimi: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of science, Mohammed V University, Rabat P.O. Box 1014, Morocco
Ahmed Douaik: Research Unit on Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, Regional Center of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), P.O. Box 6356, Instituts, Rabat 10101, Morocco

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022016076
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 1
p. 76

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For better soil management in terms of salinization to ensure sustainable agriculture, a soil salinity mapping and prediction study based on the measurement of apparent electrical conductivity using an electromagnetic instrument (EM38) combined with geostatistical interpolation (kriging) is proposed herein for the soil of the semi-arid region of Beni Amir (2060 ha), Tadla, Morocco. This solution is efficient and quick to use, with the ability to provide reliable information for assessing the spatial distribution of soil salinity. The results of measurements through a spatial analysis offered us the possibility of identifying several classes of salinity that can be used for the sustainable management of land and water.

Published in Environmental Sciences Proceedings

ISSN: 2673-4931 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
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