Abstract
Abstract—The aim of this study was to evaluate morphologic features, diagnostic qualifiers and enhance classification of alluvial-meadow soils in the floodplain of the Kur River within Azerbaijan. For this purpose, several soil pits were placed in the representative test areas and multiple soil samples collected within field campaigns (2014–2015). Based on the field and laboratory test data, the detailed soil maps of the test areas were compiled, and diversity of alluvial-meadow soils was classified as suborders (subtypes): alluvial-meadow primitive; alluvial-meadow layered (flaggy); alluvial-meadow dark and alluvial-meadow irrigated. It was found out that in the floodplains, local soil variability was predominantly attributed to not only alluvial sediments, but also water table, mineralization rate and salt content of underground water as well flood water play an important role. The mineralization of ground water is weak (1.40–3.70 g/L) and the concentration of hydro-carbonates (HCO3) varies from 0.56 to 0.92 g/L. No salinization indication found in the profile of alluvial-meadow primitive and alluvial-meadow layered soils, while weak concentration (solid content = 0.40–0.54%) was found at a depth of 80–150 cm in the alluvial-meadow dark soil. Unlike other subtypes, alluvial-meadow dark soil is characterized with the higher biomass (green weight of top = 41.5 c/h and green weight of underground = 142.3 c/h), high mobility of humus substances with predominance of the 1st fraction of humin (20.0–28.1%) and fulvic acids (14.6–22.3%). The ratio of Ch.a : Cf.a reaches 1.18–1.32. For the alluvial-meadow irrigated soil, the second fraction of humin acid (9.3–10.2%) and total content of humin acid ranges from 45.6 to 50.3%. The ratio of Ch.a : Cf.a is larger (1.37–1.50). Depending on the litho logy of alluvial sediments, the content of SiO2 and R2O3 varies in the ranges of 53.0–57.2 and 9.6–26.0%, respectively. For the alluvial-meadow dark soil, decomposition of alum silicates in alkaline hydrolysis is typical (8.7–9.0). The content of SiO2 and R2O3 varies between 47.8 and 50.6%, and 19.7 and 21.6%, respectively. In the topsoil, of the irrigated soils in associated to washing out the content of Ca and CaO content (12.2–13.1%) increases in deeper horizons.
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