Evaluation of amelioration treatments and economic aspects of using saline-sodic water for rice and wheat production on salt-affected soils under arid land conditions

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 424-434

  Ghafoor, A ^a   Murtaza, G ^a   Ahmad, B ^a   Boers, T H M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemical amendments; Farm manure; Farmer management skills; Grain yields; Gypsum; Low quality water; Net benefit; Salt affected soils; Soil amelioration

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 55049117226     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.377     Document Type: Article

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