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Increase in Conductivity of Irrigation Water during Sprinkling 1
Author(s) -
Robinson Frank E.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1973.00021962006500010041x
Subject(s) - irrigation , agronomy , environmental science , salinity , hydrology (agriculture) , arid , conductivity , biology , chemistry , geology , ecology , geotechnical engineering
The test was conducted on a high evaporative demand July day to evaluate the possible harm that could result from concentration of salinity as water is sprinkled in an arid desert area. Catchment beakers (250 ml) were set at 19‐m intervals across a 190‐ × 219‐m alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) field that was sprinkled for 19.5 hours. Conductivity of the sprinkler water increased 21% on the field edge and 4.4% inside the field.