Salinity management practices
Salinity management practices
Excessive salts (high salinity) in the root zone will not only reduce water uptake, but also may case nutrient unbalance, affecting plant growth and yield. High concentration of specific ions can also became toxic to crops. Proper irrigation and agronomic management practices such as leaching, selection of salinity/specific ion tolerant plants, and soil/water amendments etc can reduce the adverse effect of salinity on crop production.
Testing for the salinity and sodicity in the irrigation water in order to develop irrigation and agronomic management practices to
- sustain crop yields,
- maintain or improve soil physical properties, and
- minimize adverse environmental impacts.
This section includes irrigation water quality assessment, rootzone salinity leaching friction/requirement, soil amendments, and use of models to manage soil salinity.
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