Subsurface drainage for rehabilitation of waterlogged saline lands: Example of a soil in semiarid climate

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 373-386

  Sharma, D P ^a   Singh, Komal ^a   Rao, K V G K ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Drain spacing; Grain yield; Monsoon leaching; Soil physical properties; Soil salinity; Soluble salts; Water content

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; SALINITY; SEMIARID REGION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATERLOGGING; YIELD;

EID: 0033771339     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08903060050136478     Document Type: Article

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