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Regardless of its source, irrigation water always contains impurities in the form of dissolved, or sometimes suspended, materials. The amount and nature of these materials under given environmental, climatic, soil, and plant conditions determine the usefulness and relative quality of the water.
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Yaron, B. (1973). Water Suitability for Irrigation. In: Yaron, B., Danfors, E., Vaadia, Y. (eds) Arid Zone Irrigation. Ecological Studies, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65570-8_6
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