Irrigation quality and management determine salinization in Israeli olive orchards
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Published:2022-01-10
Issue:1
Volume:15
Page:129-143
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ISSN:1991-9603
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Container-title:Geoscientific Model Development
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Geosci. Model Dev.
Author:
Mirlas Vladimir, Anker YaakovORCID, Aizenkod Asher, Goldshleger Naftali
Abstract
Abstract. Olive (Olea europaea L.) orchard brackish water irrigation with incorrect
irrigation management reduces soil fertility and degrades soil health
through soil salinization. This study was conducted in the Beit She'an
Valley, one of the main agricultural regions in Israel, in an olive orchard
in which a combination of soil salinization and poor drainage conditions
impedes plant development and causes severe economic damage. By combining
various research methods, including soil salinity monitoring, field
experiments, remote sensing (frequency domain electromagnetic – FDEM), and unsaturated soil profile saline
water movement modeling, the salinization processes were quantified.
Irrigation water conductance of 3.13 dS m−1 points to salinization within the
tree upper root zone, whereas the modeling results suggest that salinization
danger is greater with brackish treated wastewater rather than with
lower-salinity brackish irrigation groundwater and that irrigation with
potable water can help reduce salt accumulation and recover damaged plots.
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
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