https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2023.2190

Mitigation of salinization and sodification of chernozems irrigated by brackish water

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2023): Special issue on: 'Integrated soil-water-crop management in salt-affected areas'
Published: 22 August 2023
Industrial calcium ameliorant, deep ploughing, phosphogypsum, manure, soil fertility, salt-affected soil
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  • Sviatoslav Baliuk Laboratory of Irrigated and Solonetz Soils Fertility, National Scientific Center “Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry Research named after O.N. Sokolovsky”, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
  • Ludmila Vorotyntseva • vorotyntseva_ludmila@ukr.net Laboratory of Irrigated and Solonetz Soils Fertility, National Scientific Center “Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry Research named after O.N. Sokolovsky”, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
  • Maryna Zakharova Laboratory of Irrigated and Solonetz Soils Fertility, National Scientific Center “Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry Research named after O.N. Sokolovsky”, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
  • Liliya Janse National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

This research aimed to assess the impact of deep ploughing, with manuring and manuring alone, as well as the effects of different calcium ameliorants on physicochemical properties, fertility, and crop productivity of calcic chernozems in the Northern Steppe of Ukraine over a period of 7 years. Deep ploughing with manure had long-term positive effects on the mentioned characteristics of chernozems that were irrigated with brackish water over a long period. The bulk density decreased from 1.2 to 0.98 g/cm3, while the carbonate content increased to 8.7%. The humus layer increased from 50 to 75 cm. The exchangeable sodium and potassium percentage decreased from 7 to 3.9-4.8% and crop yield increased by 21-38%. These positive effects of deep ploughing and manuring persisted throughout the entire 7-year period. The effect of calcium ameliorants lasted shorter (only 3-4 seasons) and was as follows: i) the degree of soil sodicity decreased from medium to weak; ii) the content of exchangeable sodium and potassium decreased from 7 to 4.1-5.5%; iii) the content of carbonates in the root zone increased from 2.7 to 3.3%; iv) the crop yield increased by 10-30%. All measures proved to be effective in mitigating the sodicity and salinity of affected chernozems.

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Baliuk, S., Vorotyntseva, L., Zakharova, M., & Janse, L. (2023). Mitigation of salinization and sodification of chernozems irrigated by brackish water. Italian Journal of Agronomy, 18(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2023.2190
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