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EVALUATION OF THE PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF AGRICULTURAL LAND FROM THE PERIMETRE OF THE PERIAM LOCALITY, TIMIȘ COUNTY FOR ITS SUSTAINABLE USE

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 18 ISSUE 1
Written by Casiana MIHUȚ, Anișoara DUMA-COPCEA, Aurelia MIHUȚ

The purpose of this paper is the evaluation of the agricultural land from the Periam commune, Timiş County, for their sustainable use. The proposed objectives cover the following aspects: characterization of the natural environment; identifying and outlining soil and land units; characterization of the mapped out soil units; land assessment and establishing the favourability of various crops; grouping the land in usage categories; identifying and characterizing soil types and subtypes; calculating assessment grades, establishing usage categories and grouping soils in favourability classes; identifying sustainable options and selecting the ones insuring the best usage; monitoring soil evolution after applying or non-applying of some pedo-ameliorative measures; insuring optimal solutions for various problems regarding the protection, improvement and efficient use of soils, and land characterization depending on the management requirements of an agricultural exploitation. The paper is concluded by a series of results and discussions referring to the production capacity assessment for two types of soil identified on the locality territory, namely chernozem and gley soil.

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