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Evidence of soil salinity
Image of evidence of soil salinity in Iraq.
An assessment of the pumping infrastructure for irrigation and drainage was made
An assessment of the pumping infrastructure for irrigation and drainage was made
Salt Management: The Australian Experience
Salinity is the accumulation of soluble salts (predominantly NaCl) in soil and water, usually over an extended period of time. For most people the term has negative connotations, associated as it is with long-term land and ...
Drainage canal in Mussaiab
Image of drainage canal in Mussaiab.
Halophytes as forages in saline landscapes: interactions between plant genotype and environment change their feeding value to ruminants
This report focuses on three factors that affect livestock production using halophytes – biomass production, nutritive value (NV) of the biomass and voluntary feed intake (VFI). The growth of halophytic forages is widely ...
Restricted flow in the drains hinder salt removal
Image of restricted flow in the drains hinder salt removal.
Report B2.1 Historical agricultural production data in Iraq
This report is part of a series analyzing historic and current agricultural production in Iraq. The aim of this analysis is to identify the areas in the Mesopotamian plain where changes in agricultural production have ...
Surface salts limit agricultural production
Image of surface salts limit agricultural production
Managing Salinity in Iraq's Agriculture: Current State, Causes, and Impacts
This report is the first in a series of publications that comprise the Iraq Salinity Assessment.
This report documents the current state, causes, impacts of salinity in central and southern
Iraq. Other reports in the ...
Salinity management in Central and Southern Iraq: Prospects under existing drainage conditions
Excessive irrigation and poor drainage conditions have contributed to rising groundwater tables leading to salinity-induced land degradation in the irrigated areas of central and southern Iraq. Soil salinity problems have ...