srjalsSRJALSSRJALS2788-9386https://doi.org/10.47310/srjals.2022.v02i02.025Morphological and Physicochemical Characteristics of Agricultural Soils in Zummar Region, Northwest IraqSamaraSaadYounusYousifHassanAl-NaserTechnical Agricultural College, Northern Technical University, Mosul, Iraq Department of Soil and Water Resources Sciences, College of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Mosul, IraqDepartment of Soil and Water Resources Sciences, College of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Mosul, IraqThe relationship of soil with its surroundings (soil, plants and atmosphere) and human intervention practices, which impact soil quality and productivity, is a topic of much debate. Consequently, the study's purpose was to characterize and diagnose the agricultural soils in the Zummar area northwest of Nineveh Governorate, to identify these soils' morphological, chemical and physical characteristics. According to the results, all soils had a low electrical conductivity and a low alkaline soil pH. They were light brown to dark brown in color in both wet and dry situations. The soil structure was granular or angular blocky in the surface horizons and angular blocky in the subsurface horizons, while it was structureless in site P2. Additionally, the soil's consistency varied depending on whether it was wet or dry, being friable at sites (P1 and P2) when wet and hard to extremely hard in the other sites when it was dry. The textures of all soils ranged from clay, silty clay and clay loom, with high bulk density values of surface horizons. The results also revealed a range in MWD values, with L12, L13, L8, L11 and P5 sites recording the greatest values (3.30, 3.15, 3.0, 3.0 and 3.0 mm), respectively and L9 and P2 recording the lowest values (1.95 and 1.95 mm), respectively.