Subsurface drip irrigation and reclaimed water quality effects on phosphorus and salinity distribution and forage production

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1659-1666

  Palacios Diaz M P ^a   Mendoza Grimon V ^a   Fernandez Vera J R ^b   Rodriguez Rodriguez F ^b   Tejedor Junco, M T ^c   Hernandez Moreno J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b Granja Agrícola Experimental del Cabildo de Gran Canaria   (Spain)

^c Veterinaria University de las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain   (Spain)

^d Edafología y Geología University   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa); Desalinated water; Reclaimed municipal wastewater; Subsurface drip irrigation; Water saving

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; ALFALFA (MEDICAGO SATIVA); CANARY ISLANDS; CONJUNCTIVE USE; DESALINATED WATER; EXTERNAL SOURCES; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FIELD TESTING; FORAGE PRODUCTION; IRRIGATED SOILS; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION WATERS; LOW SALINITY; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NON-CONVENTIONAL WATER RESOURCES; NUTRIENT LOADS; OPTIMAL SITE; P-DISTRIBUTION; PHOSPHORUS DISTRIBUTION; PHOSPHORUS SPECIATION; PLANT UPTAKE; RE-CLAIMED WATER; RECLAIMED MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER; SALINITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SALT GRADIENT; SOIL SALINITY; SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION; WATER SCARCITY; WATER VOLUMES;

PHOSPHORUS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; SUBIRRIGATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

ALFALFA; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; DESALINATION; DRIP IRRIGATION; FORAGE; RECYCLING; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SUBSURFACE FLOW; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; YIELD;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 68549092412     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2009.06.021     Document Type: Article

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