Assessment of land degradation and implications on agricultural land in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 14 Land degradation status in the different mapping unit

The first two letters = degradation types as, Pw physical degradation/water logging, Pc physical degradation/soil compaction, Cs chemical degradation/salinization, Ca chemical degradation/alkalization
The following one or two letters = causative factors as, I over irrigation, d human intervention in natural drainage, m improperly time use of heavy machinery, mi poor management of irrigation scheme, o other activities
The first digit = degree of land degradation; the second digit = relative extent of degradation