Reclamation of saline-sodic soil under a rice-wheat system by horizontal surface flushing

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 337-343

  Nayak, A K ^a   Sharma, D K ^a   Mishra, V K ^a   Minhas, P S ^b   Verma, C L ^c  

^a CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^c G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbonate and bi carbonate; Gypsum; Horizontal flushing; Rice; Saline sodic soil; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BICARBONATE; CARBONATE; CROP PRODUCTION; FLUSHING; GYPSUM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PLOWING; RECLAIMED LAND; RICE; SALINE SOIL; SODIC SOIL; SOIL AMENDMENT; WHEAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; SOUTH ASIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 56649097465     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2008.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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