Experience of pedo-transfer simulation in probes of soil physics

Abstract

The purpose. To develop (on the basis of informa­ tion gathered in the database «Properties of soils of Ukraine») pedo-transfer models presenting influence of the content of physical clay and humus (basic indexes) upon density of build, structural composition and some soil-hydrological constants (functional indexes). Methods. Mathematical-and-statistical processing of sam­ plings from database «Properties of soils of Ukraine». Results. 1- and 2-factor linear and square models of various kinds are discovered. Conclusions. The elaborated pedo-transfer models can be· applied for prediction of state of water-and-physical properties of soils, with the purpose of their monitoring, effective use in land reform, mapping out and developing soil­ protection measures.