تاثير تنظيم مستوى الماء الارضي عن طريق (Mole drainage) على الخصائص الفيزيائية للتربة وعلى انتاجية نبات البطاطا في الساحل السوري

Using mole drainage, this study is carried out to regulate the depth of water table in heavy clay soil prevalent on the Syrian coast. It shows a reduction in the bulk density of soil above the mole drain by (0.14 g/cm3) , an increase of the volume of air space porosity which has a diameter large than 10μm by7%, an increase of the hydraulic conductivity of saturated soil by 0.74 m/d, and an increase of the volume of pores holding available water (0.2-10 μm) by 2.87%, compared with the non-moled treatment. The executed mole drain has reduced the depth of water table and has increased moisture suction of the soil above mole drains (drying soil); this is associated with an increase in potato (var. Sponta) production by 35%. The results demonstrate that the suitable range for mole drain spacing is 0.5-2.2m, and the optimum between mole drains is 1.4m.