The soil is classified as Xerochrepts according to the USDA system and Alluvial-arid-brown-soils according to local Israeli classification system (Dan et al, 1975).
What type of soil is in Israel?
The soils for which these colloids are characteristic were formed from soft chalk, marl, aeolian desert dust, and are found principally in the semi-arid and arid regions of Israel. They include rendzinas of the mountains and valleys, loess, aeolian sandy soils, and hamadas.
Does Israel have soil?
Abstract. Israel, whose area is comparable to half the area of Moscow oblast, has a wide range of soils, from Terra Rossas in the subhumid northern regions to Regosols on the arid southern plains. … At the same time, similar soils occur in adjacent countries: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt.
What is Hamra soil?
Hamra soils are genetically related to coastal sand dunes and are a product of pedogenic reworking of sandy materials under conditions of persistent deposition of eolian fine-grained dust (Dan et al., 2007; Singer, 2007).