Research Article

Comparison of the K factor in different areas on the slope

Volume: 10 Number: 1 April 30, 2021
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Comparison of the K factor in different areas on the slope

Abstract

Erosion is among the leading factors threatening our sources of soil and water. The use of soil susceptibility indices to determine erosion and risk situations is vital, especially in erosion studies. The susceptibility of soil to erosion is the resistance of soil against decomposition due to some external forces. Carried out around Tokat-Tekneli village, the research aims to determine the erodibility factor (K) of the soil by its physical and chemical qualities in different slope segments of a field which is applied wheat-fallowing planting watch and has a convex slope in the study area. With this aim, three-times repeated deteriorated surface soil samples of 0-20 cm depth were taken from the peak, shoulder, ridge, face, and inch (finger) regions of the slope area, and they were analysed in the laboratory. With the formulation of the K factor, the soil erodibility value of each soil sample was calculated. The erodibility value of the region is between 0.07 and 0.12 t ha-1 Mj mm-1, and it was determined that soils are classified in the soil class, which is sensitive to moderate erosion.

Keywords

USLE, Soil Erosion, K factor, Tekneli

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APA
Demir, S., Akdoğan, Y., Oguz, İ., & Koçyiğit, R. (2021). Comparison of the K factor in different areas on the slope. Journal of New Results in Science, 10(1), 46-53. https://izlik.org/JA85JS87KM
AMA
1.Demir S, Akdoğan Y, Oguz İ, Koçyiğit R. Comparison of the K factor in different areas on the slope. JNRS. 2021;10(1):46-53. https://izlik.org/JA85JS87KM
Chicago
Demir, Saniye, Yunus Akdoğan, İrfan Oguz, and Rasim Koçyiğit. 2021. “Comparison of the K Factor in Different Areas on the Slope”. Journal of New Results in Science 10 (1): 46-53. https://izlik.org/JA85JS87KM.
EndNote
Demir S, Akdoğan Y, Oguz İ, Koçyiğit R (April 1, 2021) Comparison of the K factor in different areas on the slope. Journal of New Results in Science 10 1 46–53.
IEEE
[1]S. Demir, Y. Akdoğan, İ. Oguz, and R. Koçyiğit, “Comparison of the K factor in different areas on the slope”, JNRS, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 46–53, Apr. 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA85JS87KM
ISNAD
Demir, Saniye - Akdoğan, Yunus - Oguz, İrfan - Koçyiğit, Rasim. “Comparison of the K Factor in Different Areas on the Slope”. Journal of New Results in Science 10/1 (April 1, 2021): 46-53. https://izlik.org/JA85JS87KM.
JAMA
1.Demir S, Akdoğan Y, Oguz İ, Koçyiğit R. Comparison of the K factor in different areas on the slope. JNRS. 2021;10:46–53.
MLA
Demir, Saniye, et al. “Comparison of the K Factor in Different Areas on the Slope”. Journal of New Results in Science, vol. 10, no. 1, Apr. 2021, pp. 46-53, https://izlik.org/JA85JS87KM.
Vancouver
1.Saniye Demir, Yunus Akdoğan, İrfan Oguz, Rasim Koçyiğit. Comparison of the K factor in different areas on the slope. JNRS [Internet]. 2021 Apr. 1;10(1):46-53. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA85JS87KM