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The higher relative concentration of K+ to Na+ in saline water improves soil hydraulic conductivity, salt-leaching efficiency and structural stability
Sihui Yan
Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid
and Semiarid Areas, Ministry of Education, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
College of Water Resources and Architecture Engineering, Northwest
A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Tibin Zhang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid
and Semiarid Areas, Ministry of Education, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F
University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Binbin Zhang
Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid
and Semiarid Areas, Ministry of Education, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
College of Water Resources and Architecture Engineering, Northwest
A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Tonggang Zhang
Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid
and Semiarid Areas, Ministry of Education, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
College of Water Resources and Architecture Engineering, Northwest
A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Yu Cheng
Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid
and Semiarid Areas, Ministry of Education, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
College of Water Resources and Architecture Engineering, Northwest
A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Chun Wang
Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid
and Semiarid Areas, Ministry of Education, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
College of Water Resources and Architecture Engineering, Northwest
A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Min Luo
Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid
and Semiarid Areas, Ministry of Education, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
College of Water Resources and Architecture Engineering, Northwest
A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Hao Feng
Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid
and Semiarid Areas, Ministry of Education, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F
University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Kadambot H. M. Siddique
The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western
Australia, Perth WA 6001, Australia
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Short summary
The paper provides some new information about the effects of different relative concentrations of K+ to Na+ at constant electrical conductivity (EC) on soil hydraulic conductivity, salt-leaching efficiency and pore size distribution. In addition to Ca2+ and Mg2+, K+ plays an important role in soil structure stability. These findings can provide a scientific basis and technical support for the sustainable use of saline water and control of soil quality deterioration.
The paper provides some new information about the effects of different relative concentrations...