The problem of soil salinity in the countryside of Habbaniya district

Abstract

The research included the problem of salinity in the countryside of Habbaniya district, where it was found that the highest value of organic matter was(0.939%) in site No. (5) within the province of Karkan, where this site is characterized by alluvial clay soil, while the lowest values(0.034%)in site No. (4) north of the province of Al-Malahim, where this site is characterized by sandy soil and poor vegetation cover. The study also showed through the international standard for the classification of soils according to their content of organic matter that all soils of the study area fall within the classification of soils poor in organic matter because the organic matter amounted to less than(%1) and is considered unfit for agriculture. We also found a high salinity rate where it reached (ds.m-1 21.86) , while the highest salinity values at the site reached(22), with a value of (ds.m-1125.60) in the southwestern part of the Shamiya gravel, while its lowest values were reached at the location(3), where it reached(ds.m-1 1.79) in the province of Umm Rus.

Keywords

• habbaniya
• salinity
• soil
• problem