Long-term anaerobic conditions caused by flood-irrigation lead to irreversible soil degradation
Is it true that long-term anaerobic conditions caused by flood-irrigation lead to irreversible soil degradation?
Yes. Long-term flood irrigation creates anaerobic conditions and intensive mechanical impacts that drive severe soil degradation, compaction, and erosion in agricultural ecosystems.
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The retrieved papers provide consistent empirical evidence that flood-irrigation and the resulting prolonged saturation and anaerobic or redox-driven conditions contribute substantially to soil compaction, erosion, and overall agricultural soil degradation.
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Cerdà, A., Daliakopoulos, I., Terol, E., Novara, A., Fatahi, Y., Moradi, E., Salvati, L., & Pulido, M. (2021). Long-term monitoring of soil bulk density and erosion rates in two Prunus Persica (L) plantations under flood irrigation and glyphosate herbicide treatment in La Ribera district, Spain.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.111965
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Qasim, W., Wan, L., Lv, H., Zhao, Y., Hu, J., Meng, F., Lin, S., & Butterbach‐Bahl, K. (2022). Impact of anaerobic soil disinfestation on seasonal N2O emissions and N leaching in greenhouse vegetable production system depends on amount and quality of organic matter additions.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154673
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Rodrigo‐Comino, J., Ponsoda‐Carreres, M., Salesa, D., Terol, E., Gyasi‐Agyei, Y., & Cerdà, A. (2019). Soil erosion processes in subtropical plantations ( Diospyros kaki ) managed under flood irrigation in Eastern Spain. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjtg.12307
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The retrieved papers provide consistent empirical evidence that flood-irrigation and the resulting prolonged saturation and anaerobic or redox-driven conditions contribute substantially to soil compaction, erosion, and overall agricultural soil degradation.
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