Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XIII
Written by Mihaela BĂLAN, Cristian POPESCU
This study aimed at inventorying the soils of the Gorj County, classifying them into quality classes and identifying the limiting factors of their quality. Thus, eight soil classes were identified over an area of 192,405.22 ha and soil complexes and associations over an area of 51,362.78 ha. As far as soil quality is concerned, the soils have been divided into quality classes which were done following the 1:10,000 scale survey. The assessment was made according to soil, relief and climate and it was revealed that the largest agricultural area, i.e. 140,898 ha, which represents 57.8% of the total agricultural area, falls into the fourth quality class, which demonstrates the complexity of the relief and soils in the Gorj County. As far as soil quality limiting factors are concerned, it was found that they can be grouped into three main groups: soil-dependent limiting factors (texture, porosity, reaction, CaCO3 content, nutrients content); limiting factors dependent on terrain factors
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