A desert forest on Sharjah soilscape; Al Dhaid area, UAE
A representative landscape of the Sharjah soil. The Sharjah series is a very deep soil formed in eolian sands UAE (NE011). Ghaf (Prosopis cineraria), a flowering tree, holds great promise for combating desertification and improving soil fertility in arid environments thanks to its unique qualities, long-term research by the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) suggests. (www.flickr.com/photos/jakelley/50613671957/)
Taxonomic classification: Typic Torripsamments, carbonatic, hyperthermic
Diagnostic subsurface horizon described in this profile is: None.
Texture is dominated by a mixture of fine sand and very fine sand of eolian origin, with almost no particles larger than medium sand. The layers often exhibit some cross-bedding, reflective of the eolian origin of the soil. Very fine sand makes up 25 to 49% of the sands in the particle-size control section and there are no particles of gravel-size. The EC (1:1) is generally less than 0.5 dS/m throughout the profile. The pH (1:1) ranges from about 7.0 to 8.5 throughout.
The A horizon is generally about 20 cm thick, but ranges for 10 to 25 cm. Hue is 7.5YR or 10YR, value is 4 to 7, and chroma is 4 to 6. Texture is fine sand or loamy fine sand. Some profiles, particularly where the dunes are unstable and constantly shifting, have been described with C horizons at the surface.
The C horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value 4 to 7, and chroma 3 to 6. Texture is fine sand or loamy fine sand.
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A desert forest on Sharjah soilscape; Al Dhaid area, UAE
A representative landscape of the Sharjah soil. The Sharjah series is a very deep soil formed in eolian sands UAE (NE011). Ghaf (Prosopis cineraria), a flowering tree, holds great promise for combating desertification and improving soil fertility in arid environments thanks to its unique qualities, long-term research by the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) suggests. (www.flickr.com/photos/jakelley/50613671957/)
Taxonomic classification: Typic Torripsamments, carbonatic, hyperthermic
Diagnostic subsurface horizon described in this profile is: None.
Texture is dominated by a mixture of fine sand and very fine sand of eolian origin, with almost no particles larger than medium sand. The layers often exhibit some cross-bedding, reflective of the eolian origin of the soil. Very fine sand makes up 25 to 49% of the sands in the particle-size control section and there are no particles of gravel-size. The EC (1:1) is generally less than 0.5 dS/m throughout the profile. The pH (1:1) ranges from about 7.0 to 8.5 throughout.
The A horizon is generally about 20 cm thick, but ranges for 10 to 25 cm. Hue is 7.5YR or 10YR, value is 4 to 7, and chroma is 4 to 6. Texture is fine sand or loamy fine sand. Some profiles, particularly where the dunes are unstable and constantly shifting, have been described with C horizons at the surface.
The C horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value 4 to 7, and chroma 3 to 6. Texture is fine sand or loamy fine sand.
For more information about soil classification using the UAE Keys to Soil Taxonomy, visit:
agrifs.ir/sites/default/files/United%20Arab%20Emirates%20...
For additional information about soil classification using Soil Taxonomy, visit:
sites.google.com/site/dinpuithai/Home
For more information about describing soils using the USDA-Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_052523...