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Unsaturated flow of different quality irrigation waters through clay, clay loam and silt loam soils and its dependence on soil and solution parameters.

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Title Unsaturated flow of different quality irrigation waters through clay, clay loam and silt loam soils and its dependence on soil and solution parameters.
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Creator S. K. Chaudhari
R.B. Somawanshi
 
Subject SAR
Electrolyte Concentration
Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity
Wetting Front Advancement
Diffusivity
 
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The effect of total electrolyte concentration (TEC) and sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) of irrigation water on unsaturated hydraulic properties viz. unsaturated hydraulic conductivity, wetting front advancement and soil-water diffusivity of clay (Typic Haplustert), clay loam (Vertic Haplustept) and silt loam (Lithic Haplorthent) soil was studied in a laboratory experiment. Twenty four types of irrigation waters, encompassing four TEC levels viz. 5, 10, 20 and 50 me L-1 and six SAR levels viz. 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 m mol1/2L-1/2 were synthesized to equilibrate the soil samples using pure chloride salts of calcium, magnesium and sodium at Mg:Ca = 1:2. Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity (K), was determined both directly (by ‘inflow-outflow’ vertical infiltration method for water potentials of -5 and -10 kPa) and indirectly (from diffusivity functions and soil-water retention curves) in two different water potential ranges. Wetting front advancement and diffusivity (D) were determined by the horizontal infiltration method.
Water quality had larger impacts on the unsaturated hydraulic conductivities of the silt loam soil than on the clay and clay loam soils. The effects of TEC and SAR were both large for the silt loam soil whereas the effects of SAR were predominant for the clay and clay loam soils. At a water potential of –5 kPa (50 cm suction), the hydraulic conductivity of clay and clay loam soils was approximately 10 times smaller than at saturation under different quality waters. However, the hydraulic conductivity of silt loam soil was approximately 10 and 100 times smaller than at saturation for low SAR (upto 10 m mol1/2L-1/2) and high SAR (15 m mol1/2L-1/2 and above) waters, respectively. Influence of irrigation water quality on K increased with decreasing water content. SAR of water and ESP of soils influenced K significantly. Besides SAR, TEC also influenced K of silt loam significantly. D increased with increase in TEC and /or decrease in SAR of water. The clay soil was found to be the most sensitive soil to unsaturated flow above SAR 15 m mol1/2 L-1/2. At higher and lower water contents, the dependence of D on SAR of water and ESP of soil was found to be highly significant. However, in silt loam soil it was significantly dependent on TEC of water also.
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Date 2020-04-13T10:26:26Z
2020-04-13T10:26:26Z
2004
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Chaudhari, S.K and Somawanshi, R.B (2004). Unsaturated flow of different quality irrigation waters through clay, clay loam and silt loam soils and its dependence on soil and solution parameters. Agricultural Water Management. 64:69 - 90
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/34700
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Elsevier