Chapter
Enhancing the Productivity of High-Magnesium Soil and Water Resources in Central Asia
Abstract
High-magnesium soils and waters are emerging environmental and agricultural productivity constraints. Excess levels of magnesium (Mg2+) in irrigation waters and/or in soils negatively affect soil infiltration rate and hydraulic conductivity and ultimately crop growth and yield. Although the levels of Mg2+ in irrigation waters and soils are increasing in several irrigation schemes globally, southern Kazakhstan has become a hotspot of such …
Authors
Qadir M; Vyshpolsky F; Mukhamedjanov K; Bekbaev U; Ibatullin S; Yuldashev T; Noble A; Karimov A; Mirzabaev A; Aw-Hassan A
Pagination
pp. 465-474
Publication Date
December 2013
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-01017-5_28