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For sustainable development in arid zones, the management of soil resources is essential; this resource management includes several parameters, among others the evaluation of soil fertility and the production of chemical fertility maps of the studied soils. To carry out this work, we chose an irrigable perimeter of Tadjmout (Laghouat). The chemical parameters studied are pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC Cmol+/kg), total calcareous (CaCO3%), salinity (EC ds m−1), total nitrogen (Nt%), nitrogen mineral (Nm mg/kg), exchangeable phosphorus (P) mg/kg, and exchangeable potassium (K) mg/kg. The results showed that the soils of this arid zone have an alkaline pH, CEC relatively medium (it does not exceed 15 Cmol+/kg), and calcareous soil; EC is from low to medium and sometimes high. The soils are poor in total and mineral nitrogen, and the exchangeable phosphorus contents are high, which could be due to phosphate fertilizer, and the exchangeable potassium has low to medium values. These soils require rectification fertilization for nitrogen and potassium and maintenance fertilization for phosphorus. With the geographic information system (GIS), we have developed different thematic maps based on the analytical results obtained. The thematic maps obtained allow us to manage a fertilization plan to improve the chemical fertility of these soils and increase agricultural production in the study area.
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Belouchrani, A.S., Bouderbala, A., Hocine, M. (2019). Participatory Approaches to Sustainable Development and Management of Soil Resources in Arid Zones of Algeria. In: Negm, A.M., Bouderbala, A., Chenchouni, H., Barceló, D. (eds) Water Resources in Algeria - Part I. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 97. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2019_401
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