Soil erosion in Ukraine

Authors

  • S. BULYGIN National university of life and environmental sciences of Ukraine
  • D. ANTONYUK National university of life and environmental sciences of Ukraine

Keywords:

water erosion, wind erosion, soil cover, soil protection

Abstract

Erodibility of agricultural grounds has already arrived at 40%. The complete damage of erosion has arrived to more, then 10 blln US dollars per year. The specific features of climate, topography Ukraine were highlighted. The basic groundwater withdrawal and analyzed soil structure shelter for soil-climatic zones.  Agricultural lands occupy 70.3% of the total area of the country; cultivated lands occupy 81% of the agricultural area. The most widespread soils under agricultural land use are chemozem (60.6%) and dark grey forest soil (21.3%). Nineteen million hectares (about 50%) of agricultural land in the Ukraine are a subject to wind erosion, including 16.6 million hectares of arable land. The next step for the Ukraine towards land conservation development would be the creation of a Soil Conservation Service.

 

Author Biographies

S. BULYGIN, National university of life and environmental sciences of Ukraine

doctor of agricultural sciences,
member of NAAS of Ukraine, professor

D. ANTONYUK, National university of life and environmental sciences of Ukraine

master

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Published

2017-01-03

Issue

No. 235 (2016)

Section

Статті

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