Assessment of soil quality for vineyard fields: A case study in Menderes District of Izmir, Turkey

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the suitable classification of soil quality for vineyard fields of Akçaköy, Çatalca, Efemçukuru, Görece and Yeniköy villages in Menderes district of Izmir-Turkey. In vineyard fields, soil pH gave a positive relation with Ca and significant negative relations with P, Fe, Mn and Zn contents. Soil organic matter (OM) content had significant positive relations with EC, P, Fe, Mn and Zn and significant negative relations with bulk density and CaCO3 content. Soil quality index values for the vineyard fields varied between 0.38 and 0.85 with a mean of 0.57. Only one of the 28 soil samples taken from different vineyard fields was found in very suitable (S1:1.00-0.75) class, 8 in suitable (S2:0.75-060), 12 in marginal suitable (S3:0.60-0.50) and 7 in nonsuitable (N:<0.50) class according to the soil quality index (SQI). Restricting soil factors for vine growth in the fields classified in S2 and S3 classes generally became low pH, low organic matter (OM), P, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mg and K contents than that of suggested levels. In addition to restring factors in S2 and S3 classes, physical properties in soils classified in N class were lower than suggested levels. The SQI values showed significant positive relations with grape yield, soil OM, P, K, Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn contents and significant negative relations with soil pH, exch. Ca and CaCO3 contents. The grape yields had also positive relations with soil OM, Fe, Mn, Zn contents and negative correlations with soil pH and CaCO3 content. Soil quality in a vineyard field should be assessed to reach successful sustainable and precision agricultural practices for high crop production.

Topographic Position, Land Use and Soil Management Effects on Soil Organic Carbon (Vineyard Region of Niš, Serbia)

“…In the study by Gatullo et al [72], the SOC content in a table grape vineyard in southern Italy was 2.86 g kg −1 . Similar results were recorded by Dogan and Gülser [54] in a soil study in the Menderes district of Izmir, Turkey, where the SOC content was in the range of 2.70-14.91 g kg −1 . Zhou et al [4] concluded that land use is the main SOC change driver.…”

“…Altitude affects climatic characteristics, composition and productivity of vegetation [51], soil water balance, soil erosion, geological deposition processes, soil microbiological activity and other processes [52,53], thereby influencing the content of and changes in organic carbon in the soil. At higher altitudes, SOC accumulation is higher due to decreases in temperature and increasing levels of soil moisture [54][55][56]. At the, increasing soil temperature accelerates the rate of SOC decomposition [57,58], improves the level of soil respiration [57] and leads to a significant decrease in SOC content [58][59][60].…”

Soil quality assessment for olive groves areas of Menderes District, Izmir-Turkey

“…Low to very low soil fertility, a strong texture contrast between surface and sub horizons, acidity and sodicity. Doğan and Gülser (2019) reported that the restricting soil factors for vine growth fields classified as suitable (S2) and marginally suitable (S3) classes generally became low pH, lower organic matter, P, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mg and K contents than that of suggested levels.…”

“…There is not much study about soil quality evaluation for a specific crop production. Recently Doğan and Gülser (2019) studied the assessment of soil quality for vineyard fields in western Anatolia. The objective of this study was to determine assessment of soil quality for olive groves areas located in some villages of Menderes District, Izmir-Turkey.…”

Effects of deforestation on soil properties and organic carbon stock of a hillslope position land in Black Sea Region of Turkey

“…In the most study, it was reported that after deforestation and subsequent land use including pasture deteriorate soil physical, chemical and biological properties (Lu et al, 2002;Sahani and Behera, 2001;Rasiah et al, 2004;Zhang et al, 2004). Many soil quality parameters interact each other related with land use, land characteristics and management practices (Karaca and Gülser, 2015;Karaca et al, 2018;Doğan and Gülser, 2019;Doğan and Gülser, 2020;Karaca et al, 2021). Gülser et al (2020) found that under a hot and dry climatic condition, reduced tillage system decreased bulk density and increased total porosity with conserving soil OM due to preventing from rapid mineralization.…”