Mapping of Erzurum-Senkaya-Gaziler's soil features territory topographic variability

This study was conducted to be identified soil features of Erzurum-Şenkaya-Gaziler's territory, determined relations between these features and prepared topographic variability maps which is significant with regard to soil management applications. In this study, 17 soil samples obtained from 0-20 cm topsoil layer have been used. Features such as texture, organic matter, soil reaction, lime, cation exchange capacity, mass density, total porosity, aggregate stability, atterberg limits, soil moisture characteristics and hydraulic conductivity of soil samples have been determined. Content of clay and organic matter has affected positively all other soil features except for mass density. Sand fraction has exhibited any situation in contrast to clay fraction. Features exchange on topographic variability maps prepared in relation to features of determined soil belonging to study territory has been found compatible each other.