Subsurface drainage for reversing degradation of waterlogged saline lands

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 605-614

  Sharma, D P ^a   Gupta, S K ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Environment; India; Monsoon leaching; Salinization; Soil salinity; Subsurface drainage; Water table; Waterlogging

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CROPS; DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; SALINE WATER;

CROP YIELD; INDIA; MONSOON LEACHING; SALINIZATION; SOIL SALINITY; SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE; WATER-TABLE; WATERLOGGING;

DRAINAGE;

CROP YIELD; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND RECLAMATION; SALINITY; SALINIZATION; SOIL DRAINAGE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL REMEDIATION; WATER TABLE; WATERLOGGING;

EID: 33845586630     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.737     Document Type: Article

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