A Study of Some Chemical Properties of the Soil in Wadi Al-Mardoum (Bani Waleed) and Its Suitability for Agriculture

Authors

  • E. S. K. Aboghaiyas Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Bani Waleed University, Bani Waleed, Libya
  • Salah Adeen I. Awad Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Bani Waleed University, Bani Waleed, Libya
  • Masoud A. Alshebgoo Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Bani Waleed University, Bani Waleed, Libya
  • Mohammed A. Alfayd Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Bani Waleed University, Bani Waleed, Libya
  • Ameera A. Fraj Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Bani Waleed University, Bani Waleed, Libya

Keywords:

Bani Waleed, Soil salinity, Agriculture, Exchangeable sodium

Abstract

This study was carried out October 2023 to determine the soil salinity in Wadi Al-mardoum (BaniWaleed), Soil salinity whether natural or by human intervention poses a significant geographical threat in arid and semi-arid agricultural areas, negatively affecting plant growth and crop productivity. Eight samples were identified and selected at two different depths from the study area, some chemical analyzes were conducted on the soil samples. The study showed that the soil salinity content expressed as electrical conductivity (EC), ranges between 0.79 - 10.95 dS.m-1 and the pH value ranged between 8.2 - 9.14, and when calculating the exchangeable sodium percentage, it ranged between 1.96 – 8.64%, sodium adsorpatiom ratio(SAR) values ranged from 1.36 – 5.96.

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Published

2025-11-08

Issue

Volume 3, Issue 2 (Part 2), 2025

Section

Branch of Applied and Natural Sciences

License

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

E. S. K. Aboghaiyas, Salah Adeen I. Awad, Masoud A. Alshebgoo, Mohammed A. Alfayd, & Ameera A. Fraj. (2025). A Study of Some Chemical Properties of the Soil in Wadi Al-Mardoum (Bani Waleed) and Its Suitability for Agriculture. Libyan Journal of Contemporary Academic Studies, 3(2), 43-51. https://ljcas.ly/index.php/ljcas/article/view/213