A field experiments were conducted for three growing seasons (2007 to 2009) at five different sites of soil types and salinity levels. Five different ground water qualities were used to irrigate five fields each with area of 50 to 54 hectares planted with wheat crop and the irrigation system used at each field was center pivot sprinkler system. The irrigated fields were located at different loc...

Salinity stress is a major threat to global food production and its intensity continuously increasing because of anthropogenic activities. Wheat staple source carbohydrates calories for the majority people across globe. However, wheat productivity adversely affected by salt stress, which associated with reduction in germination, growth, altered reproductive behavior enzymatic activity, disrupte...

In a field experiment the effects of irrigation with saline drainage water (seasonal average of 4.5 dS/m) and non-saline water (0.55 dS/m) applied by two different water management strategies (cyclic or blended saline water with non-saline water in different ratios) and two different irrigation methods (drip or furrow) were studied on growth and productivity of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum M...

in order to comparing geostatistics and artificial neural networks (ann) methods in predicting soil salinity and clay content this experiment was conducted in sistan region land. 121 soil samples were taken at the depth of 0-30 cm within the grid of 750 750 m and soil ec and clay percent were determined. 105 samples were used for training and 16 samples were used for test in both models. diffe...

A dynamic simulation model of salt accumulation on irrigated lands is presented. The original version of the model is part of a large-scale socio-economic model of irrigation-based regional development. The model introduced in this paper is a systemic one in the sense that it integrates four major sub-processes of rootzone salinization: irrigation, drainage, groundwater discharge and groundwate...

Frequent monitoring of stress levels in turfgrass is key to maintaining healthy turfgrass stands. Current methods used to monitor turfgrass for drought and salinity stress can be time consuming and expensive. This study was conducted to determine if data obtained from digital image analysis and spectroradiometry could accurately detect drought and salinity stress in hybrid bluegrass. Furthermor...

Caribbean salt ponds are unique wetlands that have received little scientific attention. They are common features of dry Caribbean coastlines, but they are threatened by rapid coastal development. We compared hydrology and salinity of 17 salt ponds in the British Virgin Islands. Ponds were mostly hypersaline (>50 ppt), and they exhibited dramatic salinity fluctuations in response to rainfall an...

The Severn Estuary has the third highest tidal range in the world with its spring tidal range reaching 14 m. The estuary is extremely turbid with very high suspended sediment concentrations and limited light penetration through the water column. It has large areas of intertidal mudflat which are of major conservation importance. Hence, it is protected under several European legislative directiv...

introduction: limited water resources and its salinity uptrend has caused reducing water and soil quality and consequently reducing the crop production. thus, use of saline water is the management strategies to decrease drought and water crisis. furthermore, simulation models are valuable tools for improving on-farm water management and study about the effects of water quality and quantity on c...