Research Article

Some agricultural characteristics of soils in eastern-northeastern slopes of a volcanic cone: Şebinkarahisar Dikmen Hill (Giresun, Turkey) example

Volume: 7 Number: 1 July 15, 2018
Hafize Nalbant , Bahadır Atmaca *

Some agricultural characteristics of soils in eastern-northeastern slopes of a volcanic cone: Şebinkarahisar Dikmen Hill (Giresun, Turkey) example

Öz

This study was conducted with the aim to determine some agricultural characteristics of volcanic soils located on the slopes of a volcanic area and to give a preliminary idea for studies to be done. For this purpose, some agricultural characteristics of volcanic soils located on the eastern-northeastern slopes of Dikmen Hill, a volcanic cone, were determined. According to the analysis results of the 24 samples taken as surface soil (0-30 cm), the vast majority of the specimens were in the clay texture class. Available water values ranged from 1.11% to 41.45%. The great majority of soils classified as entirely non-saline had neutral and slightly alkaline soil reactions. The amount of lime ranged from 0.55% to 46.02%, while the content of organic matter ranged from 0.70% to 3.97%. There were no potassium, calcium and magnesium deficiencies in the soil where deficiencies were found in terms of total nitrogen and phosphorus. Iron content is high in almost all soils where there was no deficiency in terms of copper. Zinc, manganese and boron deficiencies were identified. The findings suggest that proper fertilization programs should be prepared according to the macro and micro nutrient requirements before engaging in agriculture in the study area soils.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Volcanic soils,volcanic cone,agricultural characteristics,soil fertility

References

  1. Akbaş, B., Akdeniz, N., Aksay, A., Altun, İ., Balcı, V., Bilginer, E., Bilgiç, T., Duru, M., Ercan, T., Gedik, İ., Günay, Y., Güven, İ. H., Hakyemez, H. Y., Konak, N., Papak, İ., Pehlivan, Ş., Sevin, M., Şenel, M., Tarhan, N., Turhan, N., Türkecan, A., Ulu, Ü., Uğuz, M. F., Yurtsever, A. ve diğerleri. 2015. Türkiye Jeoloji Haritası. Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü Yayını, Ankara, Türkiye.
  2. Alpaslan, M., Güneş, A., İnal, A., 2005. Deneme Tekniği (2. Baskı). Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayın No: 1543, Ders Kitabı: 496, Ankara, 437 s.
  3. Anonymous, 1988. Türkiye Gübre ve Gübreleme Rehberi. Toprak ve Gübre Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü, Ankara.
  4. Anonymous, 1990. Micronutrient Assessment at the Country Level: An International Study. FAO Soils Bulletin (FAO) No: 63, by Sillanpaeae, M., Rome.
  5. Anonymous, 1993. Soil Survey Manual. Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook No: 18, Washington D.C., USA, 437 pp.
  6. Anonymous, 2015. Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü (MTA). Yerbilimleri Harita Görüntüleyici ve Çizim Editörü (Version 2.5). Bilimsel Dökümantasyon ve Tanıtma Dairesi. (Web sayfası: ttp://yerbilimleri.mta.gov.tr/anasayfa.aspx (Erişim tarihi: 10.07.2017).
  7. Anonymous, 2016. T.C. Giresun Valiliği. Giresun ili haritası. (Web sayfası: http://www.giresun.gov.tr/ilimizin-haritasi), (Erişim tarihi: 04.12.2016).
  8. Anonymous, 2017a. Giresun Meteoroloji İstasyon Müdürlüğü Verileri, Giresun / Türkiye.
  9. Anonymous, 2017b. ArcGIS Online - Esri (Cloud-based mapping platform). (Web page: http://www. esri.com/software/arcgis/ arcgisonline), (Date accessed: July 29, 2017 - August 20, 2017).
  10. Atalay, İ., 2014. Toprak, Bitki ve Çölleşme Atlası. İnkılâp Kitabevi, Yayıncı ve Matbaa Sertifika No: 10614, İstanbul, 124 s.
APA
Nalbant, H., & Atmaca, B. (2018). Some agricultural characteristics of soils in eastern-northeastern slopes of a volcanic cone: Şebinkarahisar Dikmen Hill (Giresun, Turkey) example. Akademik Ziraat Dergisi, 7(1), 55-66. https://doi.org/10.29278/azd.440665