J. Mt. Sci. (2020) 17(4): 931-948 e-mail: jms@imde.ac.cn http://jms.imde.ac.cn https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-019-5666-6 931 Abstract: A good understanding of the levels and distribution patterns of soil properties and/or quality indicators is a prerequisite for developing sustainable agricultural land management programs. Traditional assessments of these parameters of soil fertility status are somewhat costly, in both economics and time aspects. Different modelling techniques have been proposed as a useful tool for determination of soil quality indicators and development of soil fertility maps, but to what extent these results are reliable remains under-quantified in many regions worldwide. To address this uncertainty, Fuzzy-Analytical Hierarchy Process (Fuzzy-AHP) and Parametric analyses were conducted to ascertain the soil fertility status of a semiarid region in the Northeast of Iran for some selected crops: alfalfa, corn silage, potato, sugar beet, tomato and wheat. The Fuzzy-AHP and Parametric techniques using soil suitability indices were estimated for each crop and each soil delineation was achieved by Ordinary Kriging. The Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) was used as a compensatory method to allow tradeoffs among the selected criteria. Our Using fuzzy-AHP and parametric technique to assess soil fertility status in Northeast of Iran Ali KESHAVARZI 1,2 * https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3330-6500; e-mail: alikeshavarzi@ut.ac.ir Henry Oppong TUFFOUR 3 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7060-3857; e-mail: hoppongtuffour@gmail.com Ali BAGHERZADEH 4 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5499-0092; e-mail: abagherzadeh@mshdiau.ac.ir Leo Paapa TATTRAH 5 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2717-0387; e-mail: leo.paapa@gmail.com Vinod KUMAR 6 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6142-1026; e-mail: vinodverma507@gmail.com Amin GHOLIZADEH 4 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0427-8750; e-mail: amin.gholizadeh@hotmail.com Jesús RODRIGO-COMINO 7,8 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4823-0871; e-mail: rodrigo-comino@uma.es *Corresponding author 1 Laboratory of Remote Sensing and GIS, Department of Soil Science, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587-77871, Iran 2 Department of Mining Engineering, Hacettepe University, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey 3 Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00233, Ghana 4 Department of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, P.O. Box: 91735-413, Mashhad 91735-413, Iran 5 Department of Computer Science, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi 00233, Ghana 6 Government Degree College Ramban-182144, Jammu and Kashmir, India 7 Physical Geography, Trier University, 54286 Trier, Germany 8 Soil Erosion and Degradation Research Group. Department of Geography, Valencia University, Blasco Ibàñez, 28, 46010 Valencia, Spain Citation: Keshavarzi Ali, Tuffour HO, Bagherzadeh A, et al. (2020) Using fuzzy-AHP and parametric technique to assess soil fertility status in Northeast of Iran. Journal of Mountain Science 17(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-019-5666-6 © Science Press, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, CAS and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020 Received: 01-Jul-2019 1 st Revision: 15-Aug-2019 2 nd Revision: 19-Dec-2019 Accepted: 20-Jan-2020