Past and ongoing projects
| Subject | Date | Location | Report No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effect of timing of fallowing upon wheat production | 1980 | Karapınar area | Publ No: 68 Serial No: R-54 |
| Water demand of 'Korunga'- a local crop | 1985 | Karapınar area | Publ No: 116 Serial No: R-90 |
| Effect of strip cultivation upon wind erosion | 1979 | Central Anatolia | Publ No: 62 Serial No: R-48 |
| Relation between rotational cropping and soil loss by wind | 1981 | Central Anatolia | Publ No: 73 Serial No: R-58 |
| Relation of plowing depth to soil moisture and wheat yield | 1979 | Karapınar area | Publ No: 68 Serial No: 54 |
| Soil mapping and properties in Karapınar wind erosion area | 1968 | Karapınar area | PhD thesis in Agric. Univ. Of Wageningen, Netherland, 169 pp. |
In the Karapınar area, the General Directorate of Rural Services carried out many projects since 1962. There are also some individual soil surveys and joint projects with some foreigners (see table below for a selected list of these works). Wooden fences were built in the strong wind corridors and sand was captured in the preferred sites. On these sand plots special meadow seeds were planted in order to stabilise the sandy ground. There are several ongoing projects by the same organisation including crop management, forestation and ground water provision to mitigate the wind-driven erosion and desertification. Previous studies in the area comprise the effect of various irrigation methods with respect to salinisation, suitability of certain soil types for agriculture, determination of theoretical soil loss coefficients, groundwater exploration etc. Many of these works were carried out by the General Directorate of Rural Affairs local branch and General Directorate of Water Affairs. Actually there is another international project funded by Japanese government in the Karapınar area. Farmers reported that, this desertification related project aims to derive alternative agricultural techniques in combating wind erosion.
