United Arab Emirates Keys To Soil Taxonomy

Author : Shabbir A. Shahid,Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah,Michael A. Wilson,John A. Kelley,Joseph V. Chiaretti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789400774209

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United Arab Emirates Keys to Soil Taxonomy by Shabbir A. Shahid,Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah,Michael A. Wilson,John A. Kelley,Joseph V. Chiaretti Pdf

Central to human life and civilization, soils are an integral part of the physical and cultural environment. Although we may take them for granted, the rise and fall of civilizations is closely linked with the use and abuse of soil and water resources. It is therefore important to evaluate soils for their quality and link them to appropriate uses and services. This book provides information on soil classification and shows how to key out taxa relevant to UAE soils. The latest soil inventory of United Arab Emirates reveals that a rather uniform looking desert landscape has, in fact, a diversity of subsurface features. These features confirm the soil diversity in terms of classification, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, fertility, suitability for different uses and vulnerability to land degradation. United Arab Emirates Keys to Soil Taxonomy presents information for keying out the soils of the United Arab Emirates into separate classes and provides a guide to associated laboratory methods. The classification used predominantly is extracted from the 11th edition of the USDA-NRCS Keys to Soil Taxonomy, and sections relevant to the soils found in the UAE are included here. Primarily, this key is designed to fit the soil system of the United Arab Emirates. Information not found in the USDA key has been added, including criteria and classes for: 1) differentiating anhydritic soils from gypsic soils, 2) identifying “lithic” subgroups for Aquisalids and Haplosalids, 3) identifying “salidic” subgroups within the great groups of Gypsids, Calcids, Psamments, and Orthents, and 4) incorporation of phases for soil taxa. A subsurface diagnostic horizon and mineralogy class (anhydritic), not reported earlier in the world soil literature and, recently found in the UAE, has also been added to the book. The book also offers a mechanism for updating the current soil surveys, and will facilitate the correlation of soils from new surveys in the UAE. Additionally, it will help the international soil science community to converse about UAE soils, and facilitate comparison to soils of other regions. These linkages allow countries with similar mapping and classification procedures and similar soils to transfer agriculture technology without conducting long-term experiments under similar environmental conditions, especially for Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia).

Author : Shabbir A. Shahid,Samira A. S. Omar
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030952976

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Kuwait Soil Taxonomy by Shabbir A. Shahid,Samira A. S. Omar Pdf

This book provides guidelines to key soil taxa in the deserts of Kuwait and guidance to associated procedures for laboratory analyses of soils, leading to land use planning on informed decisions. Soils are essential to provide food, feed, and fiber in addition to multiple ecosystem services that sustain life on earth. To achieve the above services sustainably, it is essential to use soils rationally based on their potential for specific uses. This requires establishing national soil classification systems to assess soils locally and to provide guidance to other countries where similar soils may be occurring. Once soil classification is established, it becomes easier to adopt technologies established on similar soils and environmental conditions without conducting long-term and expensive experimental trial. The taxa are established based on soil’s morphological, physical, chemical, and mineralogical properties and climatic factors. It offers opportunities to maintain future soil surveys and their correlation to the soils of Kuwait. The book is useful in other arid region countries where similar soil and environmental conditions are existing, such as Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. The book also has international relevance, as it was prepared by extracting definitions from USDA-NRCS keys to soil taxonomy, and sections related to soils of Kuwait are added in the book. The book is a unique and excellent addition to the international soil literature.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798609529091

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Keys to Soil Taxonomy by Anonim Pdf

Keys to Soil Taxonomy Twelfth Edition 2014 By Soil Survey Staff (USDA) Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Twelfth Edition, 2014, coincides with the 20th World Congress of Soil Science, to be held on Jeju Island, Korea in June 2014. The Keys to Soil Taxonomy serves two purposes. It provides the taxonomic keys necessary for the classification of soils in a form that can be used easily in the field. It also acquaints users of soil taxonomy with recent changes in the classification system. The twelfth edition of the Keys to Soil Taxonomy incorporates all changes approved since the publication in 1999 of the second edition of Soil Taxonomy: A Basic System of Soil Classification for Making and Interpreting Soil Surveys. The authors of the Keys to Soil Taxonomy are identified as the "Soil Survey Staff." This term is meant to include all of the soil classifiers in the National Cooperative Soil Survey program and in the international community who have made significant contributions to the improvement of the taxonomic system. The authors plan to continue issuing updated editions of the Keys to Soil Taxonomy as changes warrant new editions. One change in this edition is recognizing the occurrence of anhydrite (CaSO4 ) in soils with the addition of a new diagnostic horizon, a new mineralogy class, and new Anhydritic subgroups for use in soil survey. These are significant improvements to soil taxonomy which resulted from international collaboration with soil scientists of the United Arab Emirates, where the soils with anhydrite were discovered. Pedologists in Argentina have also contributed to this edition with amendments to improve classification of the Mollisols of the Pampean region and to recognize the abrupt textural change in more soils having this important genetic characteristic. This is a re-paperback book version of the "Keys to Soil Taxonomy Twelfth Edition (2014)". Full version, All Chapters included. This publication is available (Electronic version) in the official website of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Disclaimer: "The use or appearance of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), text, images or logos, Seals on this version does not imply or constitute endorsement of the distribution service."

Author : Agriculture Department
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Soils
ISBN : 0160923212

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Keys to Soil Taxonomy by Agriculture Department Pdf

This publication, Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Twelfth Edition, 2014, coincides with the 20th World Congress of Soil Science, to be held on Jeju Island, Korea in June 2014. The Keys to Soil Taxonomy serves two purposes. It provides the taxonomic keys necessary for the classification of soils in a form that can be used easily in the field. It also acquaints users of soil taxonomy with recent changes in the classification system. The twelfth edition of the Keys to Soil Taxonomy incorporates all changes approved since the publication in 1999 of the second edition of Soil Taxonomy: A Basic System of Soil Classification for Making and Interpreting Soil Surveys.

Author : U.S. Department of Agriculture
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-06
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780359573240

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Keys to Soil Taxonomy - Twelfth Edition, 2014 by U.S. Department of Agriculture Pdf

This publication, Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Twelfth Edition, 2014, coincides with the 20th World Congress of Soil Science, to be held on Jeju Island, Korea in June 2014. The Keys to Soil Taxonomy serves two purposes. It provides the taxonomic keys necessary for the classification of soils in a form that can be used easily in the field. It also acquaints users of soil taxonomy with recent changes in the classification system. The twelfth edition of the Keys to Soil Taxonomy incorporates all changes approved since the publication in 1999 of the second edition of Soil Taxonomy: A Basic System of Soil Classification for Making and Interpreting Soil Surveys. The authors of the Keys to Soil Taxonomy are identified as the ?Soil Survey Staff.? This term is meant to include all of the soil classifiers in the National Cooperative Soil Survey program and in the international community who have made significant contributions to the improvement of the taxonomic system.

Author : Majda Khalil Suleiman,Shabbir Ahmad Shahid
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031462627

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Terrestrial Environment and Ecosystems of Kuwait by Majda Khalil Suleiman,Shabbir Ahmad Shahid Pdf

This book is an outcome of collaborative efforts of a multidisciplinary team of scientists. The core objective of this book is to provide cross-sectoral information on the different aspects of the terrestrial environment and ecosystems of Kuwait. The book will be considered as a ready source of information for those seeking information on the terrestrial environment and ecosystems, assessment and restoration, as well as sustainable uses and management. In spite of Kuwait’s hyper-arid environment, it is rich in natural resources including a wide range of native plants, animal species, different habitats, protected areas, diversified soils and water and oil resources. While the desert of Kuwait constitutes various features, such as sand sheet, sand dunes, nebkhas, inland and coastal sabkhas, rock outcrop, wadis and farming areas, it is rich in flora and fauna (native plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, etc.). Due to changing climate, deserts of Kuwait as well as other countries are under severe threat of degradation and the degradation may be irreversible. To realize these impacts, an effort is being made to provide a ready source of information to highlight the potential threats to the terrestrial ecosystems and formulate adaptation and mitigation strategies for long-term ecosystems services in Kuwait as well as other countries located in a desert environment, such as Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, Africa and countries in the Arab region. The book includes sixteen chapters covering multidiscipline subjects (such as natural resources, climate and climate change, geographical features, terrestrial habitats, ecosystems and threats, water and soil resources, agriculture, food security, water-energy-food-climate nexus, green-grey-blue water footprints of various crops, etc.). Thus, this book is a unique resource that provides the latest scientific information in a single volume.

Author : Shabbir A. Shahid,Mushtaque Ahmed
Publisher : Springer
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319057682

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Environmental Cost and Face of Agriculture in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries by Shabbir A. Shahid,Mushtaque Ahmed Pdf

This volume presents the outcome of an Agriculture Workshop organized by the Gulf Research Centre Cambridge (GRCC) and held at Cambridge University, UK during the Gulf Research Meeting 11-14 July 2012. Co-directed by the editors, the workshop, entitled “Environmental Cost and Changing Face of Agriculture in the Gulf States” was attended by participants from Australia, Bahrain, India, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, UK and Morocco. These scientists, educators, researchers, policy makers and managers share their experience in agriculture in the Gulf States, with the aim of helping to improve agriculture production and thus bridge the gap between local production and the food import. The papers gathered here were presented at the workshop and have all passed through rigorous peer review by renowned scientists. The diverse papers present various aspects of agriculture production in the evolving face of climate change and dwindling water resources in the region. The book covers topics such as the prospects of agriculture in a changing climate; the potential of climate-smart agriculture; the impact of food prices, income and income distribution on food security; improved efficiency in water use; challenges in using treated wastewater in agriculture; investment in foreign agriculture and agricultural research and development. The papers span the nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council, with specific case studies set in Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait.

Author : Redouane Choukr-Allah,Ragab Ragab
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031242793

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Biosaline Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation for Food Security by Redouane Choukr-Allah,Ragab Ragab Pdf

This book presents recent research work on Biosaline Agriculture presented during First International Forum on Biosaline Agriculture in Laayoune, Morocco from May 3rd to May 4th 2019. The aim of this book is to showcase the global potential of Biosaline agriculture, provide an update on the development of recent innovations in the field of Biosaline agriculture, the best management practices to safely use brackish and saline water, highlight the use of non-conventional water in marginal environment production and the current advanced technologies of desalination of brackish and seawater. The different chapters will also discuss solutions that are adapted to local conditions as part of a sustainable development perspective. The book provides up-to-date technical and scientific data on growing crops under marginal environment so as to encourage the dissemination of this knowledge in the best practices to increase the productivity in Biosaline agriculture, in view of the potential to contribute to food security. The book is expected to stimulate interest in the non-conventional water resources and crops among junior and senior researchers and among those who are increasingly focused on exploiting marginal environments. It will also be of interest to decision-makers and the public and private sectors to jointly address the issues of food security especially of the poor and vulnerable people living in marginal environments worldwide by providing innovative technology transfer.

Author : Rui Li,Ted L. Napier,Samir A. El-Swaify,Mohamed Sabir,Eduardo Rienzi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789811679162

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Global Degradation of Soil and Water Resources by Rui Li,Ted L. Napier,Samir A. El-Swaify,Mohamed Sabir,Eduardo Rienzi Pdf

This book focuses on soil and water conservation at global scale. It is a serious environmental problem that will threaten the socio-economic well-being of the majority of global population in future. The book examines the current situation of land degradation in multiple regions of the world and offers alternative approaches to solve the problems through sharing advanced technologies and lessons learned. It provides comprehensive assessment on characteristics, level and effect of degradation in different regions. It’s a highly informative reference both for researchers and graduate students.

Author : Mohammad Zaman,Shabbir A. Shahid,Lee Heng
Publisher : Springer
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319961903

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Guideline for Salinity Assessment, Mitigation and Adaptation Using Nuclear and Related Techniques by Mohammad Zaman,Shabbir A. Shahid,Lee Heng Pdf

This open access book is an outcome of the collaboration between the Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, and Dr. Shabbir A Shahid, Senior Salinity Management Expert, Freelancer based in United Arab Emirates.The objective of this book is to develop protocols for salinity and sodicity assessment and develop mitigation and adaptation measures to use saline and sodic soils sustainably. The focus is on important issues related to salinity and sodicity and to describe these in an easy and user friendly way. The information has been compiled from the latest published literature and from the authors’ publications specific to the subject matter. The book consists of six chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the terms salinity and sodicity and describes various salinity classification systems commonly used around the world. Chapter 2 reviews global distribution of salinization and socioeconomic aspects related to salinity and crop production. Chapters 3 covers comprehensively salinity and sodicity adaptation and mitigation options including physical, chemical, hydrological and biological methods. Chapter 4 discusses the efforts that have been made to demonstrate the development of soil salinity zones under different irrigation systems. Chapter 5 discusses the quality of irrigation water, boron toxicity and relative tolerance to boron, the effects of chlorides on crops. Chapter 6 introduces the role of nuclear techniques in saline agriculture.

Author : Shabbir A. Shahid,Faisal K. Taha,Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 875 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400753327

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Developments in Soil Classification, Land Use Planning and Policy Implications by Shabbir A. Shahid,Faisal K. Taha,Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah Pdf

As the world’s population continues to expand, maintaining and indeed increasing agricultural productivity is more important than ever, though it is also more difficult than ever in the face of changing weather patterns that in some cases are leading to aridity and desertification. The absence of scientific soil inventories, especially in arid areas, leads to mistaken decisions about soil use that, in the end, reduce a region’s capacity to feed its population, or to guarantee a clean water supply. Greater efficiency in soil use is possible when these resources are properly classified using international standards. Focusing on arid regions, this volume details soil classification from many countries. It is only once this information is properly assimilated by policymakers it becomes a foundation for informed decisions in land use planning for rational and sustainable uses.

Author : Natural Resources Conservation Service,Agriculture Department
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 016085427X

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Keys to Soil Taxonomy by Natural Resources Conservation Service,Agriculture Department Pdf

11th edition. Incorporates all changes approved since publication of the tenth edition in 2006. Provides the taxonomic keys necessary for the classification of soils in a form that can be used easily in the field. Acquaints users of the taxonomic system with recent changes in the system.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ICARDA
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789291272402

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Improving crop growth and water productivity on salt-affected soils in the lower Karkhen river basin. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:223665132

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Keys to Soil Taxonomy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9789251341919

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Unlocking the potential of protected agriculture in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council - Saving water and improving nutrition by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a political and economic union of Arab states, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the Unites Arab Emirates. The GCC was formed in 1981 to strengthen the members’ economic, social and political ties by harmonizing regulations in various fields including economy, finance, trade and customs. The region extends over a territory of 2 673 108 km2 and is home to about 50 million people. The common denominators of the GCC countries are limited natural fertile land, scarce water resources and harsh climate. Depending on the country, the agriculture sector may use as much as 75 percent of the national available water resources. This has enormous environmental costs and significantly affects the sustainability of overall development in the Arabian Peninsula.According to Al-Rashed and Sherif (2000), the lack of renewable water resources is one of the critical constraints to sustainable development in the GCC countries. Rainfall in the Arabian Peninsula is scarce and infrequent. Over-exploitation of fossil groundwater resources, mostly to meet irrigation demands and create greenery lands, has already affected the productivity of aquifers, both quantitatively and qualitatively, despite the fact that much of the freshwater demand in the GCC countries is already covered using desalinated water. Reducing water consumption and increasing water efficiency are essential to enhancing agriculture and moving towards increased self-sufficiency with the production of high-quality, safe and diversified foods in the GCC countries. Exploiting the full potential of protected agriculture should save significant amounts of water, which can be used not only for agriculture but for other needs as well.