Evaluation of Quality of Some Well Waters Used in Agricultural Irrigation in terms of Plant Nutrition

Year 2021, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 94 - 103, 23.09.2021

Cafer Hakan Yılmaz , Halil Aytop , Muhammet Raşit Sünbül

https://doi.org/10.21657/topraksu.927731

Cited By: 2

Abstract

In this study, where the suitability of groundwater for irrigation in terms of soil and plants was evaluated, samples were taken from 11 drilling wells used for irrigation in some regions of Kahramanmaraş province. Chemical parameter values such as pH, EC, RSC, SAR, TDS, TH, Na%, PI, SSP, MR, KR, PS were determined in the assessment of irrigation water quality. According to irrigation water quality criteria, all samples except for two samples were in the medium salt/low sodium water (C2S1) class in terms of EC values. TH values were determined as soft water in all well waters. It was determined that the well waters were not suitable for irrigation in terms of plants and soils, including 3 in terms of Na%, SSP, MRI and KR values, 2 for Boron, SAR and RSC values, and one each for pH and PI values. As a result, these wells, which are evaluated problematic for soil and plants in terms of special ionic, salinity and alkalinity, should be used by taking the necessary precautions or should not be used for irrigation.

Keywords

Kahramanmaraş, irrigation water quality parameters, plant and soil, salinity and alkalinity, SAR

Thanks

We would like to thank them for giving us the opportunity to do this study with the groundwater samples we take from their wells in line with our farmers' demands.

Tarımsal Sulamada Kullanılan Bazı Kuyu Sularının Kalitelerinin Bitki Besleme Açısından Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Yeraltı sularının toprak ve bitkiler açısından sulama için uygunluğunun değerlendirildiği bu çalışmada, Kahramanmaraş ilinin bazı yörelerinde sulama amacıyla kullanılan 11 adet sondaj kuyusundan örnekler alınmıştır. Sulama suyu kalitesinin değerlendirilmesinde pH, EC, RSC, SAR, TDS, TH, Na%, PI, SSP, MR, KR, PS gibi kimyasal parametre değerleri belirlenmiştir. Kalite kriterlerine göre, iki örnek dışında tüm örnekler EC değerleri bakımından orta tuzlu/az sodyumlu su (C2S1) sınıfında yer almışlardır. TH değerleri, bütün kuyu sularında yumuşak su olarak saptanmıştır. %Na, SSP, MR ve KR değerleri bakımından 3, Bor, SAR ve RSC değerleri için 2, pH ve PI değerleri bakımından ise birer adet olmak üzere kuyu sularının bitki ve toprak açısından sulamaya uygun olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, özel iyonik, tuzluluk ve alkalilik açısından toprak ve bitkiler için problemli olarak değerlendirilen bu kuyular gerekli önlemler alınarak kullanılmalı ya da sulama amaçlı kullanılmamalıdır.

Keywords

Kahramanmaraş, sulama suyu kalite parametreleri, bitki ve toprak, tuzluluk ve alkalilik, SAR

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