SUITABILITY FOR IRRIGATION OF A SOLONETZIC SOIL COMPLEX IN EAST-CENTRAL ALBERTA
[摘要] Soilsamplesweretakenfromthesurface6inches,the6-to12-inchdepth,andthereafterby1footincrementsdowntothe15-footdepthinHemaruka(BrownSolodized-solonetz)andHalladay(BrownSolod)soilsthathadbeenusedinanirrigatedplotstudy.AnalysesofthesamplesshowedthattheHemarukasoilisasaline-alkalisoil,theundesirablecharacteristicsofwhichwereaggravatedby6yearsofirrigation.Yieldsofwheat,oats,andbarleyobtainedintheplotstudyindicatedtheinferiorproductivityoftheHemarukasoilascomparedwiththeHalladaysoil.TheHalladaysoilisnon-salineandnon-alkaliwithinthesolumbuthasadensesaline-alkalisubsoilsimilartothatoftheHemarukasoil.Inadequateinternaldrainage,asindicatedbylowdisturbedhydraulicconductivityvalues,wouldmakethissoilcomplexunsuitableforirrigation.
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[效力级别] [学科分类] 农业科学（综合）
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