Dry drainage: A sustainable solution to waterlogging and salinity problems in irrigation areas?

Konukcu, Fatih; Gowing, J.W.; Rose, D. A.

doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2005.09.003

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“…With a total area of about 955 million ha, salt-affected soils cover about 10% of the total surface of dry land (Szabolcs 1989). Moreover, this situation is getting worse in many parts of the world because of secondary salinization as a result of agricultural activities, in particular irrigation in arid and semiarid environments, and clearing of native vegetation (Konukcu et al 2006;Pannell and Ewing 2006). In Australia, it is estimated that the area of land with ''a high potential to develop dryland salinity'' is currently 5.7 million ha and will reach 17 million ha by 2050 (i.e.…”

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Increase in pH stimulates mineralization of ‘native’ organic carbon and nitrogen in naturally salt-affected sandy soils

Rengel

Mapfumo

et al. 2006

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Large amounts of terrestrial organic C and N reserves lie in salt-affected environments, and their dynamics are not well understood. This study was conducted to investigate how the contents and dynamics of 'native' organic C and N in sandy soils under different plant species found in a salt-affected ecosystem were related to salinity and pH. Increasing soil pH was associated with significant decreases in total soil organic C and C/N ratio; particulate (0.05-2 mm) organic C, N and C/N; and the C/N ratio in mineral-associated (<0.05 mm) fraction. In addition, mineral-associated organic C and N significantly increased with an increase in clay content of sandy soils. During 90-day incubation, total CO 2 -C production per unit of soil organic C was dependent on pH [CO 2 -C production (g kg -1 organic C) = 22.5 pH -119, R 2 = 0.79]. Similarly, increased pH was associated with increased release of mineral N from soils during 10-day incubation. Soil microbial biomass C and N were also positively related to pH. Metabolic quotient increased with an increase in soil pH, suggesting that increasing alkalinity in the salt-affected soil favoured the survival of a bacterial-dominated microbial community with low assimilation efficiency of organic C. As a result, increased CO 2 -C and mineral N were produced in alkaline saline soils (pH up to 10.0). This pH-stimulated mineralization of organic C and N mainly occurred in particulate but not in mineral-associated organic matter fractions. Our findings imply that, in addition to decreased plant productivity and the litter input, pH-stimulated mineralization of organic matter would also be responsible for a decreased amount of organic matter in alkaline salt-affected sandy soils.

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Increase in pH stimulates mineralization of ‘native’ organic carbon and nitrogen in naturally salt-affected sandy soils

Rengel

Mapfumo

et al. 2006

Plant Soil

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“…Climate, terrain features and groundwater table also cause soil salinization. Then, human activity aggravates soil salinization to different levels [27][28][29]. Soil salinization has obvious seasonal characteristics, as dramatic increase in evaporation (due to high spring temperatures) results in salt deposition.…”

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Using Modified Remote Sensing Imagery to Interpret Changes in Cultivated Land under Saline-Alkali Conditions

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Abstract:Managing the rapidly changing saline-alkali land under cultivation in the coastal areas of China is important not only for mitigating the negative impacts of such land on the environment, but also for ensuring long-term sustainability of agriculture. In this light, setting up rapid monitoring systems to assist decision-making in developing sustainable management plans is therefore an absolute necessity. In this study, we developed a new interpretation system where symbols are used to grade and classify saline-alkali lands in space and time, based on the characteristics of plant cover and features of remote sensing images. The system was used in combination with the maximum likelihood supervised classification to analyze the changes in cultivated lands under saline-alkali conditions in Huanghua City. The analysis revealed changes in the area and spatial distribution of cultivated under saline-alkali conditions in the region. The total area of saline-alkali land was 139,588.8 ha in 1992 and 134,477.5 ha in 2011. Compared with 1992, severely and moderately saline-alkali land areas decreased in 2011. However, non/slightly saline land areas increased over that in 1992. The results showed that the salinization rate of arable lands in Huanghua City decreased from 1992 to 2011. The moderately saline-alkali land southeast of the city transformed into non/slightly saline-alkaline. Then, severely saline-alkali land far from the coastal zone west of the city became moderately saline-alkaline. Spatial changes in cultivated saline-alkali lands in Huanghua City were such that the centers of gravity (CG) of severely and non/slightly saline-alkali land moved closer the coastline, while that of the moderately saline-alkali land moved from southwest coastal line to northwest. Factors influencing changes in cultivated lands in the saline-alkali ecosystem included climate, hydrology and human activity. Thus, studies are required to further explore these factors in order to build a better understanding into the relative contributions of the changes saline-alkali state on the functions of coastline ecosystems.

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“…Fontes Júnior et al (2012) confirmed in a previous study the presence of these "outliers" and interference in data dispersion. The driest periods have influenced such on extreme groundwater levels, enhanced by unsaturated drainage processes to the watercourse (KONUKCU; GOWING; ROSE, 2006;MONTENEGRO;.…”

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Temporal dependence of potentiometric levels and groundwater salinity in alluvial aquifer upon rainfall and evapotranspiration

Júnior

Montenegro

2017

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Rainfall uncertainty and high evapotranspiration rates in the semiarid regions not only play an important impact on surface water scarcity, but interfere on shallow groundwater quantity and quality. The aim of this study was to apply geostatistical methodology to analyze the time dependence of potentiometric levels and groundwater salinity in an intensively monitored alluvial aquifer upon agroclimatological variables, and thus investigate possible monthly and annual correlations. Statistically stable piezometers were considered for the temporal analysis, representing the mean behavior of the whole aquifer. It has been verified that stable piezometers for groundwater levels exhibited temporal dependence of 7 months, similar to the temporal scale of variation for monthly precipitation and potential evapotranspiration, which is consistent to the resulting crossed-semivariogram. Meanwhile, stable piezometers for electrical conductivity showed high uncertainty on temporal dependence scale, which ranged from 3 to 8 months. Thus, rainfall and evapotranspiration alone did not properly explain the temporal dynamics of groundwater salinity. The produced maps successfully identified the long term time pattern of groundwater variation, constituting an important support for water resources evaluation.Keywords: Shallow aquifer; Geostatistics; Water availability; Communal farming; Semiarid. RESUMOA incerteza das chuvas e as elevadas taxas de evapotranspiração nas regiões semiáridas apresentam não apenas um importante impacto na escassez de água superficial, mas interferem na qualidade e quantidade das águas subterrâneas. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a dependência temporal dos níveis potenciométricos e a salinidade das águas subterrâneas em aquífero aluvial intensamente monitorado sobre variáveis agroclimatológicas e assim investigar possíveis correlações mensais e anuais. Foram considerados piezômetros estatisticamente estáveis para a análise temporal, representando o comportamento médio do aquífero. Verificou-se que piezômetros estáveis a níveis exibiram dependência temporal de 7 meses, semelhante à escala temporal de variação para precipitação mensal e evapotranspiração potencial, o que é consistente com o semivariograma cruzado produzido. Entretanto, os piezômetros estáveis para condutividade elétrica apresentaram alta incerteza na escala de dependência temporal, que variou de 3 a 8 meses. Assim, as precipitações e a evapotranspiração isoladamente não explicam a dinâmica temporal da salinidade das águas subterrâneas. Os mapas produzidos identificaram com sucesso o padrão temporal de variação da água subterrânea, constituindo um importante suporte para a avaliação dos recursos hídricos.

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Dry drainage: A sustainable solution to waterlogging and salinity problems in irrigation areas?

Cited by 105 publications

References 23 publications

Increase in pH stimulates mineralization of ‘native’ organic carbon and nitrogen in naturally salt-affected sandy soils

Increase in pH stimulates mineralization of ‘native’ organic carbon and nitrogen in naturally salt-affected sandy soils

Using Modified Remote Sensing Imagery to Interpret Changes in Cultivated Land under Saline-Alkali Conditions

Temporal dependence of potentiometric levels and groundwater salinity in alluvial aquifer upon rainfall and evapotranspiration

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