A Master's Thesis at the University of Basrah Examines the Effect of Salinity of Irrigation Water on Soil and Wheat Growth

A Master's Thesis at the University of Basrah Examines the Effect of Salinity of Irrigation Water on Soil and Wheat Growth

A master's thesis at the College of Agriculture at the University of Basrah examined the effect of salinity, level and rotation of adding irrigation water on some soil properties and the growth and production of wheat crops.

The thesis submitted by the master's student Lujain Abd Taama aims to find solutions to the problem of soil deterioration and increased salinity due to the scarcity of fresh water resources and the increase in demand for agricultural purposes in arid and semi-arid areas.

The thesis included a study of the effect of salinity levels of irrigation water, which are 3, 5 and 7 decismins m-1, at two levels of this water, 66 and 100% of the field capacity, with three levels of good quality irrigation water, 0, 50 and 100% of the field capacity, after every two irrigations of saline water.

The thesis concluded that soil salinity decreased and moisture content, growth characteristics and yield increased significantly with a decrease in the salinity of irrigation water, with an increase in the level of irrigation with saline water, 100% of the field capacity, and with an increase in the level of irrigation with good quality water.

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