Characterization and classification of soils in the municipality of Baracoa, Guantánamo province, and their distribution in coconut-growing areas
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For the agricultural development of any territory, the study of soils is essential. In Cuba, a soil map at a 1:25 000 scale is available, based on a classification system developed in 1975. Given that it is 50 years old, an update is necessary. This study aims to characterize the soils of the municipality of Baracoa using an updated classification, enabling the use of this information for agricultural and forestry production, with emphasis on coconut-growing areas; and to present the geospatial distribution of soil subtypes at a cartographic scale of 1:50 000. The research was based on data generated, in 1983, by the Dirección Nacional de Suelos y Fertilizantes for Guantánamo Province. The map update was carried out using the 2015 Classification of Cuban Soils. The results enabled the proposal of a new geospatial distribution of soil resources in Baracoa municipality, covering an area of 95 811.08 hectares, based on the 2015 Classification of Cuban Soils. The study concludes that Baracoa presents notable edaphic complexity, with soils ranging from relatively young types to highly evolved ones, and that the updated geospatial distribution of soil subtypes, expressed in a map at a cartographic scale of 1:50 000, serves as a foundation for the conservation, improvement, use, and management of this resource and other associated resources, with emphasis on the growth, development, and production of coconut.
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