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Soil Salinization in the Agricultural Areas of Armenian Semi-arid Regions: Case Study of Masis Region

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Soil salinization processes in the agricultural lands of Masis region, Armenia, were investigated. Soil samples collected from these areas at the beginning (April) and end (October) of irrigation season in 2019 were analyzed for electrical conductivity as an indication of salinity. The results of the study demonstrated that irrigation caused an intensive accumulation of soluble salts in the upper horizons of these agricultural soils posing a risk of a decline in soil productivity and of soil degradation. All of this calls for an urgent need for sustainable soil management in this region.

Source: Proceedings of the YSU B Chemical and Biological Sciences

DOI: 10.46991/pysu:b/2020.54.2.159

Authors: K.A. Ghazaryan, G.A. Gevorgyan, H.S. Movsesyan, H.E. Khachatryan

Institutions: Yerevan State University, Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Armenian National Agrarian University

Language: English

Topic: Engineering and Agricultural Innovations

Subfield: Water Science and Technology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W3069949360

FWCI: 0.156

Cites: 21

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10