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Effect of Water and Soil Quality on Crop Productivity

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Agricultural output; Agricultural produce; Agricultural production; Crop yield; Farm production

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Crop productivity is a quantitative measure of crop yield in given measured area of field. Crop productivity depends on the quality of water supplied to a crop and also the soil on which it grows. Important factors influencing the crop productivity are salinity, permeability and specific ion toxicity. Salinity indicates the presence of dissolved solids in water and is measured in terms of Electrical conductivity or total dissolved solids. Permeability affects infiltration rate of soil and is affected by Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR). Sodium Adsorption Ratio is a measure of the amount of sodium (Na) relative to calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) in the water and is expressed as million equivalents per liter (me/l). Specific Ion toxicity affects sensitive crops and it depends on SAR, Chloride, and Boron content in the water (Ayers and Westcott 1985; Bauder et al. 2011).

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India

    Suresh Ramaswwamyreddy, Prathima Basavaraju & Reshmi Devi T V

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Reva University, Bengaluru, India

    Nagesh M A

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Ramaswwamyreddy, S., Basavaraju, P., T V, R.D., M A, N. (2021). Effect of Water and Soil Quality on Crop Productivity. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Clean Water and Sanitation. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70061-8_65-1

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