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oa Peculiarities of spreading of degraded agricultural lands in the territory of Poltava region (Ukraine)
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, XIV International Scientific Conference “Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment”, Nov 2020, Volume 2020, p.1 - 5
Abstract
According to the available statistical data, cartograms of the spreading of agricultural lands of Poltava region (Ukraine) that have undergone water erosion, wind erosion, acidification and salinization have been constructed and analyzed. Water erosion is most characteristic of the territories with the largest forest cover (Dykanka, Chornukhy, Lokhvytsia districts). Wind erosion mainly covers the north-western, northern and south-eastern regions of the region. Acidified soils can be associated with the Vorskla River basin (southeastern part of the region), and favorable soil acidity conditions – with the Khorol River basin (Myrhorod, Khorol, Velyka Bahachka, Hlobyne districts). According to the results of research within the Poltava region, two groups of areas of strong degradation of agricultural land have been identified: 1) Novi Sanzhary, Lokhvytsia, Hadiach, Zinkiv districts – excessive spreading; 2) Lubny, Kobeliaky, Myrhorod, Pyriatyn, Poltava, Mashivka districts – large spreading. Resources in the fight against soil erosion should be directed primarily to Lokhvytsia and Hadiach districts, resources in the fight against soil acidification – in Chornukhy, Pyriatyn, Kotelva, Poltava, Dykanka, Mashivka, Zinkiv, Chutove districts, and resources in the fight against soil salinization – in Kozelshchyna district.