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Salinity and irrigation method affect crop yield and soil quality

The experiment was set up in the Neretva River Valley in Southern Croatia, with the aim to determine the influence of increasing salt concentrations in irrigation water using different irrigation systems (sprinkler and drip) in the watermelon production on plastic mulch. Saline drip irrigation reduced the development of salinized plants. Under drip irrigation, salinity did not cause plant mortality, but it led to a reduction in the number and length of vines. Saline sprinkler irrigation caused plant mortality. Soil solution ion composition was remarkably altered by saline drip irrigation. Saline irrigation had also detrimental effects on yield.

watermelon; drip irrigation; sprinkler irrigation; leaf tissue; mineral composition

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