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In Israel, where water supplies are limited, brackish water and sewage effluent are increasingly used for irrigation. Such low quality water may cause problems of salinity and sodicity in arid and semiarid soils, which require proper management of cropping, irrigation and nutrition. Suitable methods have been used to eliminate or mitigate salinity. In addition, mulching and the use of appropriate chemicals have been shown to be effective in protecting soil against crust formation. Improved tillage operations reduced deterioration of soil physical properties in irrigated soils. Intensive agriculture involves the use of large quantities of fertilizers and pesticides, with concomitant potential accumulation in soil. The leaching of salt and agrochemicals from the root zone of crops by rainfall and irrigation water may result in pollution of both ground and surface water. Well-controlled fertilizer and pesticide application strategies can reduce these problems. Such strategies, derived from a knowledge of the behaviour and response of both the soil and the plant, are embodied in appropriate cropping-irrigation-fertilization management systems. The use of the minimum leaching concept is promising as a means for increasing irrigation efficiency and for reducing pollutant transport into the groundwater. Successful use of these techniques depends on adequate information on the relevant soil-water processes.
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Feigin, A. (1987). Strategies for Soil Protection under Intensive Irrigation in Israel. In: Barth, H., L’Hermite, P. (eds) Scientific Basis for Soil Protection in the European Community. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3451-1_29
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