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Land leveling and changes in soil properties in paddy fields of Guilan province, Iran

Land leveling and changes in soil properties in paddy fields of Guilan province, Iran

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Date of publication
December 2014
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ISBN / Resource ID
AGRIS:US201400125056
Pages
139-145

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impacts of land leveling on some of soil properties. Land leveling as an effective strategy for paddy land management is one of the most important programs run by the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture in Guilan province, northern part of Iran. Precise land leveling improves irrigation application, fertilization efficiency, and uniform soil moisture for germination. Also, it increases yields and cultivable lands and reduces delivery losses. Running land-leveling projects, however, leads to such disadvantages as severe soil alteration and consequently disruptions to the soil physical, chemical, and biological properties. Based on statistical analysis, on the one hand land, leveling led to significant increases (P�

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Sharifi, Arezoo
Gorji, Manuchehr
Asadi, Hossein
Pourbabaee, Ahmad Ali

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