Original scientific paper

SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF PLAIN PSEUDOGLEY PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Igor Bogunović orcid.org/0000-0002-8345-458X ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Aleksandra Jurišić ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Marta Birkás orcid.org/0000-0001-5489-0166 ; Szent Istvan University, Institute of Crop Production, H-2103 Gödöllö, Hungary
Milan Mesić orcid.org/0000-0002-6635-187X ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

The u se o f g eostatistical interpolation methods represents a significant progress in describing and monitoring the spatial variability of soil properties. With selection of interpolation methods we can produce prediction maps with significant accuracy, and reduce the required number of samples to describe and determin a soil. On an example of undisturbed samples collected from experimental field „Potok 2“, with geostatistical data analysis and selection the ordinary kriging as interpolation model spatial maps have been generated for individual physical characteristics of plain pseudogley. This paper demonstrates the applicability of ordinary kriging techniques to characterize the spatial variation of soil physical properties on the basis of 48 undisturbed samples (0-20 cm) collected from 2.8 ha of plain pseudogley, strongly anthropogenized. Present research supports the usefulness of geostatistical techniques to analyze spatial distribution of some soil physical properties. Provided results in the form of predictive maps and their associated variance, indicate the possibility of using geostatistical analysis for the development and implementation of any further land management and plans for soil conservation in the study area.

Keywords

mapping; soil physical characteristics; interpolation models; pseudogley

Hrčak ID:

129141

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/129141

Publication date:

17.10.2014.

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