Effects of saline water irrigation on soil properties in northwest China

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 701-708

  Huang, Cui Hua ^a,b   Xue, Xian ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   de Mascellis, Roberto ^c   Mele, Giacomo ^c   You, Quan Gang ^a   Peng, Fei ^a,b   Tedeschi, Anna ^c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Index of aggregates stability in water; Saline water irrigation; Soil porosity; Water holding capacity

Indexed keywords

DISTURBED SOIL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; INDEX OF AGGREGATES STABILITY IN WATER; IRRIGATION WATERS; NORTHWEST CHINA; SALINE GROUNDWATER; SATURATED PASTES; SOIL POROSITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SURFACE SOIL; TOTAL POROSITY; UNDISTURBED SOILS; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY; WATER RETENTION CURVE;

AGGLOMERATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; PORE SIZE; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

SALINE WATER;

ACCUMULATION; AGGREGATE STABILITY; DISTURBANCE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POROSITY; RETENTION; SALINITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER;

CHINA; GANSU; MINQIN BASIN;

EID: 79957803125     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0738-5     Document Type: Article

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