Limited fresh water resources, inefficient irrigation and soil salinity reduce agricultural production in arid and semi-arid countries. This paper describes one of the uses of sea water to reduce salinity of an excessively saline soil in Oman. The objective of the study was to determine the efficiency of sea water to l …
Soil pH is the most commonly requested analysis undertaken during farm advisory work. Determination of pH assists in understanding many reactions that occur in soil. Variations in pH between soils have been related to a number of other soil parameters. In this study thirty different soils were collected from agricultur …
Improving irrigation efficiency is of great importance in conserving water resources of arid countries. The effect of a hydrophobic polymer (called Guilspare) to improve yields and water use efficiencies of okra (Adelmoschus esculentus) plants was investigated using a 3x3 Latin Square field experiment. Soils were treat …
The Entisols. lnceptinols and Aridisols which dominate the soils of Oman are the foundation of the drive to agricultural development in the Sultanate. This paper reviews briefly the classification and pedological characteristics of these soils, their land suitability assessment, and recent fertilizer research. Water is …