Saline Water Seepage from Drainage Canals Induces Soil Salinization and Growth Depression in the Adjacent Cornfields in the Upper Yellow River Basin

• Published in: Environment control in biology Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 127 - 132
• Main Authors: ARAKI, Takuya, YASUTAKE, Daisuke, WANG, Weizhen, WU, Yueru, MORI, Makito, KITANO, Masaharu, CHO, Hiroyuki, KOBAYASHI, Tetsuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japanese Society of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Engineers and Scientists 01.01.2011
• Subjects: corn plant; Freshwater; ion concentration; irrigated field; salinity; Yellow River; China, People's Rep., Huang He R

In order to analyze the growth of corn plants and the level of salinization in and around an irrigated field in the Yellow River basin, surveys of plant growth, soil and water quality were conducted in August and September 2007. Plant growth parameters such as height, leaf nitrogen content and maxim...