Soil Sodicity (share of area)

Publishing Details

Publication Date: 
June, 2011
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Version: 
SChEF r12.05
Contact: 
Jawoo Koo

Abstract

Percentage of area with sodic soil. (aggregation type: WGHTD)

Data Sources & Credits

Sanchez, P.A., Palm, C.A., Buol, S.W. 2003. Fertility capability soil classification system: A tool to assess soil quality in the tropics. Geoderma 114:157-185.

Notes

Inland white colored areas other than water bodies indicate where no soil data is available, including primarily rocks and salts.

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Additional Attributes

Geographic Coverage: West Africa, East & Central Africa, Southern Africa
Format/Platform: Data available for download in CSV format. Spatial data layer may be explored using MAPPR and downloaded in geoTIFF and ASCII raster formats.
Keywords: Soils, Sub-soil