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Effect of boronated saline irrigation water on linseed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. P. S. Chauhan ,
C. P. S. Chauhan  and
S. K. Chauhan
R. P. S. Chauhan
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Raja Balwant Singh College, Bichpuri, 283105, Agra, India
C. P. S. Chauhan
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Raja Balwant Singh College, Bichpuri, 283105, Agra, India
S. K. Chauhan
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Raja Balwant Singh College, Bichpuri, 283105, Agra, India
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Underground irrigation water, particularly saline, when in arid and semi-arid regions of India may contain toxic amounts of B, from a trace up to 10 mg B/l (Anon. 1981–82). Continuous use of such water for irrigation may lead to the accumulation of salts and B in soil and this creates toxicity problems. Kanwar & Mehta (1970) have reported that water containing 2 mg B/l is hazardous if used on heavy soils. For sandy loam soils of semi-arid tracts in India, Chauhan & Powar (1978) have reported reductions in the grain yield of wheat and pea at 4 and 6 mg B/l respectively, while under similar conditions grain yield of lentil and barley was reduced at 3 and 6 mg B/l respectively (Chauhan & Asthana, 1981). So far, few attempts have been made to evaluate the effect of boronated saline water on soil and crops, under different agroclimatic conditions. A study of the effect of boronated saline water on an important oil-seed crop, linseed, on alkaline sandy loam soil in the semi-arid region of Agra, India was therefore undertaken.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 102 , Issue 1 , February 1984 , pp. 237 - 240
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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