Comparative investigation on soil salinity leaching under subsurface drainage and ditch drainage in Xinjiang arid region
Keywords:
mulched drip irrigation, soil salinity, subsurface drainage, ditch drainageAbstract
Abstract: This study was carried out to explore the effects of leaching salinity under subsurface drainage and mulched drip irrigation on saline and alkaline land from the year 2012 to 2014in Xinjiang Region of China. Three sampled points were both set up in the subsurface drainage and ditch drainage areas. Soil samples were obtained at varied depths. Through observing the underground water table under each sampled point and measuring the electrical conductivity (EC) of the soil extracts, the following results were obtained: (1) after draining, the underground water table ranged from 1.6 m to 2.2 m in the ditch drainage area, and ranged from 1.5 m to 2.2 m in the subsurface drainage area. Thus, both irrigations could control underground water table below 1.5 m which is deeper than the main water-absorbing layers of crop root systems; (2) for subsurface drainage, the closer to the pipe, the better to leach salinity; decreased from the initial 13.54-22.95 g/kg to 8.20- 11.47 g/kg; (3) compared with the amounts in 2012, soil total salt at each sampling point at depths of 0-200 cm in subsurface drainage area decreased by 42.99%, 36.84% and 24.41% respectively in 2014; and in ditch drainage area decreased by 46.85%, 38.12% and 30.80% respectively in 2014. The results showed both ditch and subsurface drainage could leach salinity effectively. Keywords: mulched drip irrigation, soil salinity, subsurface drainage, ditch drainage DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20160906.2441 Citation: He X L, Liu H G, Ye J W, Yang G, Li M S, Gong P, et al. Comparative investigation on soil salinity leaching under subsurface drainage and ditch drainage in Xinjiang arid region. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2016; 9(6): 109-118.References
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[2] Valipour M. Drainage, waterlogging, and salinity. Archives of Agronomy Soil Science, 2014; 60(12): 25–40.
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H. Soil salinity changes of root zone and arable in cotton field with drip irrigation under mulch for different years. Transactions of the CSAE, 2014; 30(4): 90–99. (in Chinese with English abstract)
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[10] Zhang Z, Hu H C, Tian F Q, Hu H P, Yao X H, Zhong R S. Soil salt distribution under mulched drip irrigation in an arid area ofnorthwestern China. Journal of Arid Environments, 2014; 104(4): 23–33.
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[14] Ritzema H P, Satyanarayana T V, Raman S, Boonstra J. Subsurface drainage to combat waterlogging and salinity inirrigated lands in India: Lessons learned in farmers’ fields. Agricultural Water Management, 2008; 95(3): 179–189.
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[18] Liu Y G, Yang H C, Wang K Y, Lu T, Zhang F H. Shallow subsurface pipe drainage in Xinjiang lowers soil salinity and improves cotton seed yield. Transactions of the CSAE, 2014; 30(16): 84–90. (in Chinese with English abstract)
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electrical conductivity. Pedosphere, 2007; 17(2): 156–164.
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[22] Dou C, Kang Y, Wan S, Hu W. Soil salinity changes under cropping with Lyciumbarbarum L. and irrigation with saline-sodic water. Pedosphere, 2011; 21(4): 539–548.
[23] Steppuhn H. Root-zone salinity: I: Selecting a product-yield index and response function for crop tolerance. Crop Science, 2005; 45(1): 209–220.
[24] Xin P, Yu X, Lu C, Li L. Effects of macro-pores on water flow in coastal subsurface drainage systems. Advances in Water Resources, 2016; 87: 56–67.
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[26] Yu S H, Liu J T, Li Z X, Liu H T, Tan L M. Mechanism of saline-alkali lands improvement of subsurface pipe drainagesystems and agro-ecosystem response. Chinese Journal of Eco-Agriculture, 2012; 20(12): 1664–1672. (in Chinese with English abstract)
[27] Zhang Y N, Li J. Experimental study of movement law of
water and salt in soil under conditionof discharge by covered conduits. Yangtze River, 2011; 23(22): 70–-72. (in Chinese with English abstract)
[28] Timothy K. Gates, Mark E. Grismer. Irrigation and drainage strategies in salinity-affected regions. J. Irrig. Drain Eng., 1989; 115(2): 255–284.
[29] Chen Y, Zhang Z Y. Desalination of subsurface pipe drainage in saline- alkali land of coastal areas. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, 2014; 33(3): 38–41. (in Chinese with English abstract)
[30] Mahmoud M Moustafa. A geostatistical approach to optimize the determination of saturated hydraulic conductivity for large-scale subsurface drainage design in Egypt. Agricultural Water Management, 2002; 42(3): 291–312.
[31] Tod I C, Grismer M E. Drainage of clay overlying artesian aquifer. II: technical analysis. J. Irrig. Drain Eng., 1991; 117(117): 271–284.
[32] Ritzema H P, Nijland H J, Croon F W. Subsurface drainage practices: From manualinstallation to large-scale Implementation. Agricultural Water Management, 2006; 86(1-2): 60–71.
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Xinlin, H., Hongguang, L., Jianwei, Y., Guang, Y., Mingsi, L., Ping, G., & Aimaiti, A. (2016). Comparative investigation on soil salinity leaching under subsurface drainage and ditch drainage in Xinjiang arid region. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 9(6), 109–118. Retrieved from https://ijabe.migration.pkpps03.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/ijabe/article/view/2441
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