Experiments in the Improvement of Saline and Alkaline Soils of the Zebra Plain (Morocco)

  • Alain Ruellan
Part of the World Academy of Art and Science book series (WAAS, volume 4)

Abstract

Situated in eastern Morocco, in contact with the Rif and the Middle Atlas range on the left bank of the Moulouya, 35 km from the Mediterranean, the Oued Zebra plain forms part of the great watershed of the Lower Moulouya which will embody nearly 80,000 ha of lands under irrigation; the Zebra plain itself will be irrigated over an area of some 10,000 ha.

Keywords

Irrigation Water Sulphuric Acid Sodium Elimination Adsorbent Complex Magnesium Carbonate 
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© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1968

Authors and Affiliations

  • Alain Ruellan
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  1. 1.Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre Mer (ORSTOM)RabatMorocco

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