Guidelines for irrigation management of saline waters are overly conservative

Abstract

A general trend exists toward increasing the salt concentration of surface and ground waters in the semiarid regions of the world. Quantitative knowledge on the interaction between irrigation management and crop yield is becoming increasingly important as water salinities increase. Guidelines for irrigation management with saline waters which have been based on steady-state analyses overpredict the amount of irrigation required, and/or underestimate the yield that can be achieved when irrigating with saline waters. © 2007 Springer.