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Improving Salt-Affected Soils and Productivity of Alfalfa by Using some Soil Conditioners and Subsoiling Tillage

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Last updated: 30 Dec 2024

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Due to the importance of improving salt-affected soils in Egypt's agricultural security policy, a field experiment was conducted in the winter season of 2021/2022 at Kom Abou-Khallad village, Nasser City, Beni-Suef Governorate, Egypt, aiming to determine the impact of various amendments with two-tillage systems on certain properties of salt-affected soil, as well as the growth and productivity of alfalfa plants. Different amelioration techniques were applied using soil conditioners (natural gypsum, modified cement dust, phosphogypsum, and filter mud) that were carried out under two tillage systems, namely, shallow and deep (subsoil). The results show that subsoil tillage decreased bulk density, penetration resistance, pH, EC, and ESP and increased total porosity, hydraulic conductivity, available water and soil organic matter as well as increased the fresh and dry yield of alfalfa plants and protein (%), N, P and K uptake in alfalfa shoots. Treated alfalfa plants cultivated in salt-affected soil with soil conditioners, especially filter mud (FM1) at a rate of 100% G.R resulted in a decreased hazardous effect of salinity by improving soil properties, which consequently increased its productivity.

DOI

10.21608/jssae.2023.226571.1188

Keywords

amelioration, Salt-affected soil, subsoiling tillage, gypsum, alfalfa

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Abd El-Tawab

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Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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aligamaloto@gmail.com

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0009-0003-3687-8085

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Abdel-Salam

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Department of Soil and Water, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Egypt

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Ahmed

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R. M.

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Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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mealajhory@yahoo.com

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Taghred

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Hashim

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A.

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Department of Soil and Water, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Egypt

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taghredaboelnaser@yahoo.com

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14

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10

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44196

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2023-10-01

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2023-10-23

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2023-10-01

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333

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340

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2090-3685

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2090-3766

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Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering

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Improving Salt-Affected Soils and Productivity of Alfalfa by Using some Soil Conditioners and Subsoiling Tillage

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30 Dec 2024