Ar Riwedah soil and landscape AE
This well drained soil is on alluvial plains and in wadis. This soil is used for rangeland and for farming including fruits, vegetables, date palms, and animal fodder. A few previously farmed areas are now idle. The total area being built-up for housing, roads, and business is increasing. Some areas are in natural vegetation. Commonly described vegetation species include Acacia tortilis, Haloxylon salicornicum, Prosopis cineraria, and Prosopis juliflora. Vegetation cover is 1 to 20%.
Taxonomic classification: Typic Torriorthents, coarse-loamy, carbonatic, hyperthermic
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The finely stratified nature of the horizons and lack of structure prevents this soil from being classified as having a cambic horizon. Also, the soil was not classified with a contrasting particle-size class due to the diffuse boundary (greater than 12.5 cm) between the loamy and sandy horizons.
The A horizon ranges from about 10 to 20 cm thick. It has hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 or 4. Texture is loamy fine sand, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or loam.
The C horizon commonly extends to depths of between 60 and 100 cm, but may extend to more than 200 cm in some places. Hue is 10YR, value is 5 to 7, and chroma is 2 to 4. Texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam, including gravelly texture modifiers. Gravel content ranges from 0 to 20%.
The 2C horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value 5 or 6, and chroma 2 to 4. It is sand, coarse sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam, including gravelly to extremely gravelly texture modifiers. Gravel content ranges from 5 to 70%. The 2C horizon may be extremely weakly or weakly cemented with carbonates. Horizon boundaries between loamy and sandy materials are gradual to diffuse.
This soil is mostly located on the western half of the alluvial plains, generally closer to the dune/alluvial plain interface than to the mountains. The main distinguishing feature of this soil is the relatively fine texture as compared to most other soils in the survey area. Where quality irrigation water is available, this soil is well adapted to agricultural use for most crops grown in the area.
Ar Riwedah soil and landscape AE
This well drained soil is on alluvial plains and in wadis. This soil is used for rangeland and for farming including fruits, vegetables, date palms, and animal fodder. A few previously farmed areas are now idle. The total area being built-up for housing, roads, and business is increasing. Some areas are in natural vegetation. Commonly described vegetation species include Acacia tortilis, Haloxylon salicornicum, Prosopis cineraria, and Prosopis juliflora. Vegetation cover is 1 to 20%.
Taxonomic classification: Typic Torriorthents, coarse-loamy, carbonatic, hyperthermic
For more information about soil classification in the UAE, visit:
vdocument.in/united-arab-emirates-keys-to-soil-taxonomy.h...
The finely stratified nature of the horizons and lack of structure prevents this soil from being classified as having a cambic horizon. Also, the soil was not classified with a contrasting particle-size class due to the diffuse boundary (greater than 12.5 cm) between the loamy and sandy horizons.
The A horizon ranges from about 10 to 20 cm thick. It has hue of 10YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 or 4. Texture is loamy fine sand, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or loam.
The C horizon commonly extends to depths of between 60 and 100 cm, but may extend to more than 200 cm in some places. Hue is 10YR, value is 5 to 7, and chroma is 2 to 4. Texture is sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam, including gravelly texture modifiers. Gravel content ranges from 0 to 20%.
The 2C horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value 5 or 6, and chroma 2 to 4. It is sand, coarse sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam, including gravelly to extremely gravelly texture modifiers. Gravel content ranges from 5 to 70%. The 2C horizon may be extremely weakly or weakly cemented with carbonates. Horizon boundaries between loamy and sandy materials are gradual to diffuse.
This soil is mostly located on the western half of the alluvial plains, generally closer to the dune/alluvial plain interface than to the mountains. The main distinguishing feature of this soil is the relatively fine texture as compared to most other soils in the survey area. Where quality irrigation water is available, this soil is well adapted to agricultural use for most crops grown in the area.