Assessment of soil quality for vineyard fields: A case study in Menderes District of Izmir, Turkey

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the suitable classification of soil quality forvineyard fields of Akçaköy, Çatalca, Efemçukuru, Görece and Yeniköy villages in Menderesdistrict of Izmir-Turkey. In vineyard fields, soil pH gave a positive relation with Ca andsignificant negative relations with P, Fe, Mn and Zn contents. Soil organic matter (OM)content had significant positive relations with EC, P, Fe, Mn and Zn and significantnegative relations with bulk density and CaCO3 content. Soil quality index values for thevineyard fields varied between 0.38 and 0.85 with a mean of 0.57. Only one of the 28 soilsamples taken from different vineyard fields was found in very suitable (S1:1.00-0.75)class, 8 in suitable (S2:0.75-060), 12 in marginal suitable (S3:0.60-0.50) and 7 in nonsuitable (N: