Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Pradip Adhikari

Publications

• Research Article
  Irrigation with Treated Wastewater: Quantification of Changes in Soil Physical and Chemical Properties
  Author(s): Pradip Adhikari, Manoj K. Shukla, John G. Mexal and David DanielPradip Adhikari, Manoj K. Shukla, John G. Mexal and David Daniel
  
  Land application of treated wastewater is increasing particularly in areas where water stress is a major concern. The primary objective of this study was to quantify the effect of irrigation with aerated lagoon treated wastewater on soil properties. Core and bulk soil samples were collected from areas under the canopies of mesquite and creosote and intercanopy areas from each of the three plots. Irrigation water quality from 2006 to 2008 showed that average sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), electrical conductivity (EC) and pH of irrigation water were 37.16, 5.32 dS m-1 and 9.7, respectively. The sprinkler uniformity coefficients of irrigated plot-I was 49.34 ± 2.23 % and irrigated plot-II was 61.57 ± 2.11 %. Within irrigated and between irrigated and un-irrigated plots, most soil physical properties remained similar except saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) which was sig.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9768.1000117

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