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As Sirer landscape NE006

This soil is in wadis and on alluvial plains throughout much of the area. This soil is somewhat excessively drained. Median measured saturated hydraulic conductivity class for the surface layer is high.

 

This soil is mostly used for rangeland grazing for camels. A few areas are developed for agriculture or are smoothed and leveled for building site development. Commonly described vegetation species include Calotropis procera, Haloxylon salicornicum, and Prosopis cineraria. Vegetation cover is about 1 to 8%.

 

This soil occurs in wadis and on alluvial plains throughout the western two-thirds of the soil survey area. The main distinguishing feature of this soil is the thick stratified sandy and loamy alluvium. It has limited water and nutrient holding capacity and is subject to wind erosion. Where water is available, this soil has good potential for agriculture. Where this soil is in wadis it may be subject to rare flood events.

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Uploaded on November 8, 2010
Taken sometime in 2011