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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Saline soils, Drainage, Waterlogging, Economic analysis, Western Australia
Disciplines
Environmental Engineering | Hydrology | Water Resource Management
First Page Number
773
Last Page Number
778
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
VALUABLE land has become salty in parts of the West Australian agricultural areas because most of the surrounding land has been cleared and developed for agriculture.
This salting of a small proportion of the land is part of the price paid for the development of agriculture in this State.
Drainage is not the answer to the wheatbelt flooding and salt land problems.
A more practical approach is to limit runoff from sloping land, and to make good use of salt-affected land by growing salt tolerant perennial pastures on it, says the Soils Division of the Department of Agriculture.
Recommended Citation
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
(1962)
"Flooding and salt problems in the wheatbelt,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 3:
No.
10, Article 3.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol3/iss10/3