Subsurface drainage systems have little impact on water tables, salinity of clay soils

Subsurface drainage systems are traditionally installed in agricultural fields to control waterlogging (high water tables) and excess salinity affecting the crop root zone. However, in many clay fields of the Imperial Valley underlain by shallow fine-sand aquifers, the dra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mark Grismer, Khaled Bali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1998-09-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v052n05p18