Abstract
Crops grown on salt-affected soils may experience physiological drought stress, ion toxicity, and mineral shortage, resulting in lower growth and output. Salinity is the most important abiotic factor limiting crop development and output globally. Improving agri-food production in salt-prone locations is critical for meeting rising food demands in the near future. A pot experiment was conducted to study the impact of saline irrigation water on the chemical properties of sandy loam soil and their influence on growth, yield, and other biometric parameters of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Cv KRL 213 in the farmer’s field at Karnal. Three irrigation water treatments, i.e., Tube well water (TW), saline water (SW1, ECiw 10.0 dS m−1, SAR 5.0 mmol1/2 L−1/2), and concentrated saline water (SW2, ECiw 10.0 dS m−1, SAR 5.0 mmol1/2L−1/2), were applied in reclaimed normal soil (pHs 7.5 and ECe 1.0 dS m−1). The results showed that, when low-quality water was applied to normal soil, salt increased, increasing the likelihood of normal soil deterioration. Continuous irrigation with concentrated salt water (SW2) raised the ECe of the root zone soil, which had a negative impact on wheat crop mortality (approximately 70%). In post-wheat samples, soil organic carbon, calcium carbonate, and cation exchange capacity (CEC) remained constant across all water treatments. Concentrated salty water (SW2) is not advised on its own, but it can be used in conjunction with other management practices (by mixing with rain, pond, or canal water) to reduce the negative impacts on soil chemical characteristics and crop development.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Low-quality irrigation water increased salt in normal soil.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- low-quality watere0
- Outcome
- salte0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- normal soile0
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Verbatim
e0“when low-quality water was applied to normal soil, salt increased”
e1“wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Concentrated saline irrigation raised root-zone soil ECe.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume1
- Treatment
- concentrated salt water (SW2)e0
- Outcome
- ECe of the root zone soile0
- Direction
- raisede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Continuous irrigation with concentrated salt water (SW2) raised the ECe of the root zone soil”
e1“wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Concentrated saline irrigation affected wheat mortality of approximately 70%.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Treatment
- concentrated salt water (SW2)e1
- Outcome
- wheat crop mortalitye0
- Value
- approximately 70%e0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“negative impact on wheat crop mortality (approximately 70%)”
e1“Continuous irrigation with concentrated salt water (SW2) raised the ECe of the root zone soil”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil organic carbon, calcium carbonate and CEC remained constant across water treatments.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume1
- Outcome
- soil organic carbon, calcium carbonate, and cation exchange capacity (CEC)e0
- Direction
- remained constante0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“soil organic carbon, calcium carbonate, and cation exchange capacity (CEC) remained constant across all water treatments”
e1“wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors advise against using SW2 alone, suggesting mixing it with other water.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume1
- Outcome
- by mixing with rain, pond, or canal watere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Concentrated salty water (SW2) is not advised on its own, but it can be used in conjunction with other management practices (by mixing with rain, pond, or canal water)”
e1“wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”
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