Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXI, Issue 1
Written by Tamara LEAH, Valerian CERBARI, Sveatoslav BALIUK, Marina ZAKHAROVA, Oleksandr NOSONENKO
The features of the physical properties of alluvial-meadow irrigated soils of the Dniester and Dnieper rivers basins have been studied. The irrigated soil of the floodplain of rivers is characterized by the apparent stratification of the profile and the presence of the buried humus horizon. Irrigated soil is more remote from the river bed, their profiles are less stratification, lack of buried horizons; with depth, alleviation of the granulometric composition from sandy loam to cohesive sand. Upper and buried humus horizons of irrigated soils of the Dnieper, after granulometric composition - sandy loam, transition horizon and parent rock - coherent sand. Irrigated alluvial soils in the Dniester meadow are characterized by comparatively homogeneous texture on the profile and fall into the fine clay texture class. The main processes that cause the degradation of fluvial soils in the river meadows are high gleizing and compacting of the 20-35 cm layer.
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