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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Marcum, Kenneth |
Author Affiliation: | Turf Faculty Member, Arizona State University |
Title: | Managing saline water impact on soil and turf |
Section: | Irrigation and water management Other records with the "Irrigation and water management" Section
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Source: | Turf Craft International. Vol. 100, January/February 2005, p. 32, 35-36. |
Publishing Information: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Agricultural Publishers Pty. Ltd. |
# of Pages: | 3 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Saline water; Water use restrictions; Potable water; Irrigation water; Effluent water; Salinity stress; Salt tolerance; Total dissolved salts; Disease susceptibility; Leaching; Ions; Water management
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses water shortages in urban areas. Describes salt problems as a factor in contributing to water shortages. Describes multiple ways in reporting total salinity. Addresses turf injury as a result from salt accumulation. Describes early warning signs that may predict salt injury. Addresses ways to maintain soil salinity. Discusses the most important factor in maintaining quality soil structure and goof drainage. Addresses sodium as a major component of saline. Describes periodic core aerification, returning organic matter to the soil to improve soil structure, installation of subsurface drains, using salt-tolerant turf grasses and quality water for irrigation as important management practices. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
See Also: | Other items relating to: Effluent Water Use |
Note: | Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Marcum, K. 2005. Managing saline water impact on soil and turf. Turf Craft Int. 100:p. 32, 35-36. |
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