Abstract:

The Budaközü River Basin is in the region between the Middle Black Sea and the upper Kızılırmak. It has an area approximately 1590 km/sq. However different soils types are seen in the horizontal direction because of the 1000 m heights in the area. Half solid soil is placed in 700-1000 m height with the colour brown and brown-red and above 1000 m height brown forest soil. In the research area the thickness of the soils differs from place to place. The soil on the sloges of the Köse and Zincirli mountains is shallow.In the research area, the richest soil regarding to organic substance is the brown forest soil. The other following types area brown and brown-red soils. These soils are rich in clay. The soil in the area displays alkaline character in regard of Ph values. Furthermore brown soils and brown forest are in high value in phosphorus as plant food. The fundamental problems of the soil in the research area are erosion, flood rocky regions and saltiness

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