Agricultural Science Digest
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2025
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue: 2

Soil Characteristics under Different Cropping Systems in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam

  • Author:
  • Nguyen Van Binh1, Tran Thi Anh Tuyet1, Truong Thi Dieu Hanh1, Dinh Thi Thu Thanh1, Hoang Thi Thai Hoa1,*
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 288 to 293

1University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, 102 Phung Hung, Hue City, Vietnam

*Corresponding Author: Hoang Thi Thai Hoa, University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, 102 Phung Hung, Hue City, Vietnam, Email: htthoa@hueuni.edu.vn

Online Published on 21 November, 2025.

Abstract

Soil characterization is important in evaluating sustainable soil management practices. This study presents findings on ten physical and chemical properties of soil samples obtained from the mountainous region of Thua Thien Hue province and correlates these characteristics with various cropping patterns.

245 composite soil samples were collected from the 0-30 cm layer of different cropping systems from November to December 2022. The samples were air-dried and passed through a 2 mm mesh sieve, after which they were analyzed physico-chemical characteristics using standard laboratory techniques in 2023.

The findings of our study reveal a significant correlation between soil properties and various cropping patterns. All ten analyzed properties show significant differences between cropping systems, with CEC and OC content being the most critical factors influencing other soil characteristics.

Keywords

Correlation, Cropping systems, Mountainous zone, Soil characteristics