A review of management strategies for salt-prone land and water resources in Iran
Approximately half of the irrigated area of Iran falls under different types of salt-affected soils and average yield losses may be as high as 50 percent. Slightly and moderately salt-affected soils are mostly found on the piedmonts at the foot of the Elburz (Alborz) Mountains in the northern part o...
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2007
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| author | Qureshi, Asad Sarwar Qadir, Manzoor Heydari, N. Turral, Hugh Javadi, A. |
| author_browse | Heydari, N. Javadi, A. Qadir, Manzoor Qureshi, Asad Sarwar Turral, Hugh |
| author_facet | Qureshi, Asad Sarwar Qadir, Manzoor Heydari, N. Turral, Hugh Javadi, A. |
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| description | Approximately half of the irrigated area of Iran falls under different types of salt-affected soils and average yield losses may be as high as 50 percent. Slightly and moderately salt-affected soils are mostly found on the piedmonts at the foot of the Elburz (Alborz) Mountains in the northern part of the country. The soils having severe to extreme salinity are predominantly located in the Central Plateau, the Khuzestan and Southern Coastal Plains and the Caspian Coastal Plain. The process of salinization of the surface water resources is mainly due to natural conditions, and to a lesser extent, to the discharge of drainage water into the river systems. Estimates show that about 6.7 km3 of brackish water flow annually through 12 major rivers. There is no straightforward solution to the complex problems of salt-induced soil and water resources degradation in Iran. The approaches addressing the management of these resources need to be multidimensional and must take into account biophysical and environmental conditions of the target areas as well as livelihood aspects of the associated communities |
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| spelling | CGSpace393502025-11-07T08:41:28Z A review of management strategies for salt-prone land and water resources in Iran Qureshi, Asad Sarwar Qadir, Manzoor Heydari, N. Turral, Hugh Javadi, A. water resource management land management leaching drainage sodic soils soil reclamation supplemental irrigation irrigation programs Approximately half of the irrigated area of Iran falls under different types of salt-affected soils and average yield losses may be as high as 50 percent. Slightly and moderately salt-affected soils are mostly found on the piedmonts at the foot of the Elburz (Alborz) Mountains in the northern part of the country. The soils having severe to extreme salinity are predominantly located in the Central Plateau, the Khuzestan and Southern Coastal Plains and the Caspian Coastal Plain. The process of salinization of the surface water resources is mainly due to natural conditions, and to a lesser extent, to the discharge of drainage water into the river systems. Estimates show that about 6.7 km3 of brackish water flow annually through 12 major rivers. There is no straightforward solution to the complex problems of salt-induced soil and water resources degradation in Iran. The approaches addressing the management of these resources need to be multidimensional and must take into account biophysical and environmental conditions of the target areas as well as livelihood aspects of the associated communities 2007 2014-06-13T13:52:06Z 2014-06-13T13:52:06Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39350 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Qureshi, Asad Sarwar; Qadir, Manzoor; Heydari, N.; Turral, Hugh; Javadi, A. 2007. A review of management strategies for salt-prone land and water resources in Iran. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 24p. (IWMI Working Paper 125) |
| spellingShingle | water resource management land management leaching drainage sodic soils soil reclamation supplemental irrigation irrigation programs Qureshi, Asad Sarwar Qadir, Manzoor Heydari, N. Turral, Hugh Javadi, A. A review of management strategies for salt-prone land and water resources in Iran |
| title | A review of management strategies for salt-prone land and water resources in Iran |
| title_full | A review of management strategies for salt-prone land and water resources in Iran |
| title_fullStr | A review of management strategies for salt-prone land and water resources in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of management strategies for salt-prone land and water resources in Iran |
| title_short | A review of management strategies for salt-prone land and water resources in Iran |
| title_sort | review of management strategies for salt prone land and water resources in iran |
| topic | water resource management land management leaching drainage sodic soils soil reclamation supplemental irrigation irrigation programs |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39350 |
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