RECLAMATION OF A SALINE-SODIC SOIL WITH SHALLOW TILE DRAINAGE | Zendy

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RECLAMATION OF A SALINE-SODIC SOIL WITH SHALLOW TILE DRAINAGE

Author(s) -

J. C. van Schaik,

R. Milne

Publication year - 1962

Publication title -

canadian journal of soil science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1918-1841

pISSN - 0008-4271

DOI - 10.4141/cjss62-007

Subject(s) - tile drainage , land reclamation , sodic soil , drainage , leaching (pedology) , gypsum , tile , geology , soil salinity , saline , soil water , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , geotechnical engineering , soil science , materials science , medicine , ecology , paleontology , archaeology , endocrinology , biology , composite material , history

Leaching studies showed that shallow glacial soils that have become saline-sodic can be reclaimed with tile drains installed at a depth of 30 inches with a 30-foot spacing. The glacial till at the experimental site occurred at a depth of 2 to 3 feet below the surface and was slowly permeable. Only after the application of 71 inches of water was the saline-sodic soil sufficiently reclaimed to allow normal plant growth. Some decrease in salt concentration was found below the tile drains. There was no difference in salt movement with respect to proximity to the tile lines. The development of non-saline-sodic soils was not evident during the trial. Most of the gypsum applied during the trial remained in the surface 6 inches after the final water application.

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