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Irrigation and soil management strategies for using saline-sodic water in a cotton–wheat rotation

Abstract

Consequent to population growth and high living standards in several arid and semi-arid regions, competition for freshwater among different water-use sectors is expected to increase vis-à-vis its decreased allocation to irrigation. Non-conventional water resources, such as saline and/or sodic drainage and groundwater represent complementary supply to narrow the gap between freshwater availability and demand. We carried out a 3-year field study …

Authors

Murtaza G; Ghafoor A; Qadir M

Journal

Agricultural Water Management, Vol. 81, No. 1-2, pp. 98–114

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

March 2006

DOI

10.1016/j.agwat.2005.03.003

ISSN

0378-3774