Attributes of irrigated rice and soil solution as affected by salinity levels of the water layer

• Published in: Revista brasileira de ciência do solo Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 1049 - 1057
• Main Authors: Fraga, Thiago Isquierdo(Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), Carmona, Felipe de Campos(UFRGS Graduate Program of Soil Science), Anghinoni, Ibanor(UFRGS Graduate Program of Soil Science), Marcolin, Elio(IRGA)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 01.08.2010
• Subjects: condutividade elétrica; crescimento vegetativo; electrical conductivity; Oryza sativa L; perfilhamento; tillering; vegetative growth

In the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, flooded rice fields using Patos Lagoon as the source of water for irrigation are subject to be damaged by salinity, since this source is bound to the sea on its southern end. The sensitivity of rice is variable during plant development, being higher in the...