Soil Survey and Land Classification, Republic of Yemen. Land suitability  for irrigated sorghum (Seifi) in Wadi Mawr (Tihama).

Van Waveren, E.;Land and Water Division

Soil Survey and Land Classification, Republic of Yemen. Land suitability for irrigated sorghum (Seifi) in Wadi Mawr (Tihama).

Technical Note 8.

Year of publication 1991

Pages 14 p.

Author Van Waveren, E.;Land and Water Division

Product type Project

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Synopsis (short abstract) The purpose of this evaluation is to determine the land suitability of the Wadi Mawr area for the cultivation of (spate) irrigated sorghum under improved traditional management, and to determine the yield response to additional water gifts on various soil types. The evaluation was carried out for the alluvial plain, i.e. hills, dunes and wadi beds were excluded, and takes into account the following soil qualities and characteristics: drainage, salinity of the rootzone, surface sealing and the oc currence of crusts, effective soil depth and the available water holding capacity of the rootzone.

Language English

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