SOIL Studies

SOIL Studies

2015, Vol 4, Num, 2     (Pages: 021-029)

Classification of Karamenderes' Plain, Troy Region Right Cost Fluvial Soils

Timuçin EVEREST 1 ,Hasan ÖZCAN 2

1 Gıda, Tarım ve Hayvancılık Bakanlığı, Ezine İlçe Müdürlüğü, Çanakkale
2 Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi, Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Bölümü, Çanakkale

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In this study; Karamenderes Plain, Troy region right cost land's detailed soil survey and mapping work was carried out. In the study by using basic cartographic materials and land observations 14 profile were excavated. After laboratory and land work 7 soil series were desciribed. This series were classified in Soil Taxonomy and WRB systems. In the result of study soil series of Arapkuyu, Çaybayırı, Karabağ and Set were classified in Typic_Ustifluvents, which soils have paleosol properties were classified as Thapto_Typic_Ustifluvents; (Dümrek) and Thapto_Mollic_Ustifluvents; (Çoraklar).


Keywords : Fluviyal soils, classification, soil survey, Troia