The cost of soil lost from fields due to removal on harvested sugarbeet: a case study in Turkey

Oztas T., Ozbek A., Turan M.

SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT, cilt.18, sa.3, ss.236-237, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2002.tb00245.x
  • Dergi Adı: SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.236-237
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: soil erosion, soil degradation, sugarbeet, Turkey
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Soil removed on sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris L.) at harvest may be an important factor in soil degradation causing significant decline in soil productivity. This study evaluated soil losses on sugarbeet and estimated the cost of plant nutrients lost by this process. The losses were calculated using data from the agricultural reports published by the General Directorate of the Turkish Sugar Industry. Organic matter and plant available nutrient contents of soils removed from sugarbeet fields were determined. It was estimated that approximately 30 000 t of soil is lost annually in Erzurum, and 1.2 million t in the whole of Turkey. The cost of N, P and K losses is approximately 60000 US$ annually for the study area.