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ACTA AGRICULTURAE SCANDINAVICA SECTION B-SOIL AND PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 61, Issue 1, Pages 84-91Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
DOI: 10.1080/09064710903544193
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Aggregate stability; hydraulic conductivity; sodicity; swelling; water quality
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Sodic water and spring water percolated through clay, clay loam, and sandy loam (SL) soils with exchangeable sodium percentages (ESPs) of 0, 10, 30, and 50. Reduction in saturated hydraulic conductivity and water stable aggregates recorded at higher ESPs. At ESP approximate to 30, application of sodic and spring water to clay soil (C) reduced saturated hydraulic conductivity from 1.2 to 3 mm hr(-1), whereas in SL soil, the values were 2.8 and 6.2 mm hr(-1), respectively. Results indicated that at any ESP and water source, the highest free swelling obtained was in the C soil. This study has practical importance to the management of irrigation water quality with respect to soil deterioration.
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