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Research Programme

Soil and Water Management

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The following persons were involved in the Soils Science Programme:  

Digitising of Maps on Soil and Land Use.

The department produced three major maps this year. The first was a map showing ‘The Various NARI Locations In Guyana’. The second, ‘A Map Showing The Location of a Soil and Land Use Survey in Canal #1, Region 3’ was produced. This map supported the publication of the report on a “Semi Detailed Soil and Land Use Survey of Canal #I”.

Finally, ‘A Map Showing Areas Under The Influence of Rip-Rap Sea Defences’ was produced. This map supported the publication of the report on “ An Assessment of Salinity in Land and Waterways on Areas Under the Influence of Rip-Rap Sea Defences”. 

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Production of a Regional Land Use Plan for a Pilot Area in Guyana

This activity had four (4) main documented outputs.

These included:  

	"A Baseline Document for Regional Land Use Planning in Guyana". This document presents all social, economic and ecological information that is needed for the elaboration of a Land Use Plan.
	"The Application of the Ecological-Economical Zoning (EEZ) Methodology and Land Use Planning (LUP)in Guyana”. This document assessed the suitability of the EEZ methodology to LUP n Guyana”. This document assessed the suitability of the EEZ methodology to LUP in Guyana. Further, it made recommendations on the nature of data sets and approaches that may be adapted from the EEZ approach.
	“ A Manual for LUP in Guyana”. This document outlines the steps to be followed in elaborating a LUP.The lessons learnt during the preparation of the LUP are presented and recommendation made on suitable approaches in elaborating a LUP.
	“A Land Use Plan for a Pilot Area in Guyana”. This document examines several planning scenarios and presents Land Use options for natural resources in a Pilot Area comprising parts of Region 3, Region 7 and Region 10.

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Characterizing the physical and chemical properties of the soils of Guyana 

The soils identified for this studied were as follows:

A soil pit was  dug to a depth of 90 cm. From each horizon of the pit samples were taken to the laboratory for physical and chemical analyses. The physical analyses were

• Bulk density (dB)

• Moisture retention (FC, and MSC)

• Texture

• Porosity

• Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity (SHC)

Chemical analyses were done to determine the major and minor plant nutrients, soil pH, total exchangeable bases and exchangeable acidity

The data for the soil physical analyses for Ithaaca sandy loam are shown below.

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