Use of threshold electrolyte concentration analysis to determine salinity and sodicity limit of irrigation water
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Article Title | Use of threshold electrolyte concentration analysis to determine salinity and sodicity limit of irrigation water |
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ERA Journal ID | 214081 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | de Menezes, Heitor R. (Author), de Almeida, Brivaldo G. (Author), de Almeida, Ceres D. G. C. (Author), Bennett, John M. (Author), da Silva, Emanuelle M. (Author) and Freire, Maria B. G. dos S. (Author) |
Journal Title | Revista Brasileira De Engenharia Agricola E Ambiental |
Journal Citation | 18 (Supplement), pp. S53-S58 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | Universidade Federal de Campina Grande |
Place of Publication | Campina Grande, Brazil |
ISSN | 1415-4366 |
1807-1929 | |
Abstract | This research studied threshold electrolyte concentration (TEC) of irrigation water and its effect on the infiltration rate of two contrasting soils from Pernambuco state, Brazil. The experiment was conducted in the Soil Chemistry and Salinity Laboratory of Federal Rural University of Pernambuco. Each soil was packed in five Buchner funnels, where one funnel from each soil was submitted to treatment with solution of electrical conductivity (EC) of 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0 or 8.0 dS m-1. For each funnel containing soil, an increasing ratio of NaCl to CaCl2 was applied in a treatment solution to achieve 10 increasing values of sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) from 0 to 100. These solutions were applied through a Mariotte bottle, with a constant hydraulic head of ~2 cm (pressure potential). After a liter of solution had drained, in the flux was collected for a known time interval, until steady state was reached. Darcy's equation was used to calculate saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) and a mathematical model used to calculate the TEC as a 20% reduction in Ksat. By increasing SAR similar behavior was noted between the two soils, whereby Ksat decreased, although the relative decrease in Ksat was greater for SAR of 100 in the soil with higher clay content. |
Keywords | electrical conductivity; saturated hydraulic conductivity; SAR |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410604. Soil chemistry and soil carbon sequestration (excl. carbon sequestration science) |
300201. Agricultural hydrology | |
300202. Agricultural land management | |
Public Notes | This publication is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purposes of study, research, or review, but is subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. |
Byline Affiliations | Rural Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil |
National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2wy6/use-of-threshold-electrolyte-concentration-analysis-to-determine-salinity-and-sodicity-limit-of-irrigation-water
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