Mechanically reclaiming abandoned saline soils: a numerical evaluation

Tests the hypothesis that timely surface cultivation before monsoon or winter rains in semiarid and arid areas will assist reclamation of abandoned saline soils. The effect of surface cultivation, monsoon rains, depth to water table, and ground water salinity on secondary salinity are evaluated usin...

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Autores principales: Prathapar, Sanmugam A., Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Water Management Institute 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39816
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Sumario:Tests the hypothesis that timely surface cultivation before monsoon or winter rains in semiarid and arid areas will assist reclamation of abandoned saline soils. The effect of surface cultivation, monsoon rains, depth to water table, and ground water salinity on secondary salinity are evaluated using a numerical model, SWAP93.