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Characterization of Soils in Slovakia for Sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris L.) Cultivation Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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Based on the soil characteristics and economic parameters, the agricultural land in Slovakia was grouped into different categories with respect to their suitability for sugarbeet cultivation, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Four categories of soils were identified: highly suitable soils, moderately suitable soils, less suitable soils and soils unsuitable for sugarbeet cultivation. These were characterized in detail with respect to geographic, climatic, productivity and economic parameters and maps for these different categories were generated. About 20 % of the agricultural land was characterized to be highly suited for sugarbeet cultivation, while 18 % of the land was moderately suitable and 3 % of the area fell in the less suitable category. The rest 59 % of the agricultural land was designated as unsuitable for growing sugarbeet. The study showed that Slovakia has a good share of soils suited for growing sugarbeet and approximately 90 % of the sugarbeet growing areas represent the highly suitable and moderately suitable soils. The present study would help the sugarbeet growers in minimizing the risks associated with sugarbeet cultivation in the country.

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This work was supported by the Slovak Research and Development Agency [grant number APVV-0131-11] and Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic [grant number VEGA 1/0116/16].

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  1. National Agricultural and Food Centre, Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute, Regional Workplace Prešov, Raymannova 1, 080 01, Prešov, Slovak Republic

    Jozef Vilček & Stanislav Torma

  2. Department of Geography and Applied Geoinformatics, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, 17th November 1, 081 16, Prešov, Slovak Republic

    Jozef Vilček

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Vilček, J., Torma, S. Characterization of Soils in Slovakia for Sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris L.) Cultivation Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Sugar Tech 18, 488–492 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12355-015-0419-5

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