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Title:   Author  item
                                            SAKBAEVA, ZULFIIA - Jalal-Abad State Universityitem
                                            Acosta-Martinez, Veronicaitem
                                            MOORE-KUCERA, JENNIFER - Texas Tech Universityitem
                                            HUDNALL, WAYNE - Texas Tech Universityitem
                                            NURIDIN, KARABAEV - Jalal-Abad State University
  Submitted to: Applied and Environmental Soil Science
                                    Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 7/30/2012
                                    Publication  Date: 7/30/2012
                                    Citation: Sakbaeva, Z., Acosta Martinez, V., Moore-Kucera, J., Hudnall, W., Nuridin, K. 2012. Interactions of Soil Order and Land Use Management on Soil Properties in the Kukart Watershed, Kyrgyzstan. Applied and Environmental Soil Science[serial online]. Volume 2012. Article ID 130941. Available: www.hindawi.com/journals/aess/2012/130941/cta.Interpretive Summary: Surveys of soil properties related to soil functioning for certain regions of the world are still needed.  
Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous country located in the north-eastern part of Central Asia with altitudes that range from 500 to 5000 m above sea level creating diverse ecological landscapes. In the Kukart watershed, for example, common land uses include nut-fruit forests, grasslands used as open pastures for livestock and cultivated fields for crops such as cotton and corn. This region is especially important for the nut industry where some of the largest walnut forests exist in nearly pure stands. Our study established ranges of chemical [soil organic matter (SOM), pH and total N (TN)], physical (soil texture), and biochemical (six enzyme activities of C, N, P and S cycling) properties in nine soil profiles from this watershed.  The soil profiles represented different soil orders (Inceptisols, Alfisols and Mollisols) and land uses (cultivated, nut-fruit forests, and pasture).  The Sierozem (Inceptisols) soils had the highest pH levels and contained the lowest SOM and TN contents compared to the Brown, Black-brown and Meadow-steppe soils (Alfisols and Mollisols). The enzymatic activities within surface horizons (0-18 cm) typically decreased in the following order: forest > pasture > cultivated.  Among the forest sites, an Inceptisol site (Sierozem) had the lowest enzyme activity and SOM content.  The relatively low enzyme activities under cultivation compared to pasture and forest ecosystems and lower values under Inceptisols can serve as soil quality indicators for land use decisions in the watershed.
                                Technical Abstract: Surveys of soil properties related to soil functioning for many regions of Kyrgyzstan are limited.  This study established ranges of selected chemical [soil organic matter (SOM), pH and total N (TN)], physical (soil texture), and biochemical (six enzyme activities of C, N, P and S cycling) characteristics for nine profiles from the Kukart watershed of Jalal-Abad region in Kyrgyzstan. These profiles represent different soil orders (Inceptisols, Alfisols and Mollisols) and land uses (cultivated, nut-fruit forests, and pasture).  The Sierozem (Inceptisols) soils had the highest pH levels and contained the lowest SOM and TN contents compared to the Brown, Black-brown and Meadow-steppe soils (Alfisols and Mollisols).  The enzymatic activities within surface horizons (0-18 cm) typically decreased in the following order: forest > pasture > cultivated.  Enzyme activity trends due to land use were present regardless of elevation, climate and soil types although subtle differences among soil types within land use were observed.  For example, among the forest sites, an Inceptisol site (Sierozem) had the lowest enzyme activities and SOM values.  The relatively low enzyme activities under cultivation compared to pasture and forest ecosystems and lower values under Inceptisols can serve as soil quality indicators for land use decisions in the watershed.


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