@article{fdi:010067761,
  title = {{S}oil salinisation and irrigation management of date palms in a {S}aharan environment},
  author = {{H}aj-{A}mor, {Z}. and {I}brahimi, {M}. {K}. and {F}eki, {N}. and {L}homme, {J}ean-{P}aul and {B}ouri, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he continuance of agricultural production in regions of the world with chronic water shortages depends upon understanding how soil salinity is impacted by irrigation practises such as water salinity, irrigation frequency and amount of irrigation. {A} two-year field study was conducted in a {S}aharan oasis of {T}unisia ({L}azala {O}asis) to determine how the soil electrical conductivity was affected by irrigation of date palms with high saline water. {T}he study area lacked a saline shallow water table. {F}ield results indicate that, under current irrigation practises, soil electrical conductivity can build up to levels which exceed the salt tolerance of date palm trees. {T}he effects of irrigation practises on the soil electrical conductivity were also evaluated using model simulations ({HYDRUS}-1{D}) of various irrigation regimes with different frequencies, different amounts of added water and different water salinities. {T}he comparison between the simulated and observed results demonstrated that the model gave an acceptable estimation of water and salt dynamics in the soil profile, as indicated by the small values of root mean square error ({RMSE}) and the high values of the {N}ash-{S}utcliffe model efficiency coefficient ({NSE}). {T}he simulations demonstrated that, under field conditions without saline shallow groundwater, saline irrigation water can be used to maintain soil electrical conductivity and soil water content at safe levels (soil electrical conductivity <4 d{S} m(-1) and soil water content >0.04 cm(3) cm(-3)) if frequent irrigations with small amounts of water (90 % of the evapotranspiration requirements) were applied throughout the year.},
  keywords = {{A}rid lands ; {I}rrigation practises ; {S}aline water ; {S}oil salinisation ; {TUNISIE} ; {SAHARA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {M}onitoring and {A}ssessment},
  volume = {188},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {art. 497 [17 p.]},
  ISSN = {0167-6369},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10661-016-5488-8},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067761},
}