Uluslararası Tarım Araştırmalarında Yenilikçi Yaklaşımlar Dergisi International Journal of Innovative Approaches in Agricultural Research 2019, Vol. 3 (2), 247-255 https://doi.org/10.29329/ijiaar.2019.194.10 Copyright © 2019. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 247 Original article Effect of Water Harvesting Techniques on Soil Properties in the South Omdurman Area – Sudan 1 Shaker Babeker Ahmed a, * , Amir Bakheit Saeed b & Mohamed Abd Alla Mohamed Ali a a Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum, Sudan b Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan Abstract This study was conducted at Khartoum New International Airport, South Omdurman area, Khartoum State, Sudan. A complete randomized block design was followed to study the effect of Holes and Crescents water harvesting techniques on the soil moisture content soil sample were taken prior and immediately after rains and at three weeks intervals. The results indicated that the Holes and Crescents water harvesting techniques affected positively some soil physical properties especially at the upper soil layer (0 – 30 cm) which was subjected to excavation by a loader. These soil properties included porosity, field capacity and infiltration rate as they have direct influence on the soil moisture content. The Holes water harvesting techniques showed an increase of 15% in soil moisture content resulting in better improvement of the soil physical properties as compared to the Crescents water harvesting techniques, hence the farmer techniques recommended for adoption. Keywords: Holes, Crescents, Water Harvesting Technique, Infiltration Rate, Field Capacity, Moisture Content. Received: 30 August 2018 * Accepted: 19 May 2019 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/ijiaar.2019.194.10 * Corresponding author: Shaker Babeker Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum, Sudan. Email: shaker33@gmail.com 1 A part of this study was presented at the International Agricultural, Biological and Life Science Conference, Edirne, Turkey, September 2-5, 2018.