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Study on Soil Desalination Process of Saline-Alkaline Grassland along the Yellow River in Western Inner Mongolia under Subsurface Drainage

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  • Gong Chen

    (Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering College, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China)

  • Zhanmin Wei

    (Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering College, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China)

  • Hu Liu

    (Institute of Water Resources for Pastoral Area, Ministry of Water Resources, Hohhot 010020, China)

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the characteristics of water and salt transport in saline-alkali grassland, effectively guide the ecological construction of saline-alkali grassland along the Yellow River in western Inner Mongolia, and provide a theoretical basis and technical support for the ecological restoration of saline-alkali grassland and regional environmentally sustainable development. The desalination process of saline-alkali soil under the condition of subsurface pipe drainage was simulated using an indoor soil tank test. The variation in soil leaching water consumption, the salinity of the leaching filtrate with time, the accumulation of the filtrate, and the desalination rate of the filtrate under the condition of continuous leaching with a 25 mm head were analyzed. At the same time, the variation process of soil conductivity at 0~40 cm (upper layer), 40~80 cm (middle layer), and 80~120 cm (lower layer) was analyzed. Subsurface pipe drainage can reduce the soil salt content, while reducing the control area of the subsurface pipes can accelerate the soil desalination rate, thus improving the quality of saline-alkali soil. In addition, the leaching effect under 30 cm partition spacing was better than that under 35, 40, and 45 cm partition spacing, and the corresponding desalination rate was higher. Under stable continuous leaching with a 25 mm head, the entire leaching process can be divided into three stages: the rapid desalination, moderate desalination, and stable stages. During the desalination process, the upper, middle, and lower layers were desalinated synchronously, and the desalination rate of the upper layer was the highest, followed by the desalination rate of the middle and lower layers.

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  • Gong Chen & Zhanmin Wei & Hu Liu, 2022. "Study on Soil Desalination Process of Saline-Alkaline Grassland along the Yellow River in Western Inner Mongolia under Subsurface Drainage," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-13, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:21:p:14494-:d:963561
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