Determination of the Relationships between Plant Distribution and Salinity in Water Source of Kırşehir Province, Turkey

Abstract

Knowing the quality and content of the irrigation water used in agriculture irrigation management is very important in terms of the impact on soil-plant and the environment. All surface and underground water used in irrigation also contain salts dissolved in their plant bodies. Salts transmitted to the soil by irrigation water, affect the physical and chemical properties of the soil and as a result, they decrease in yield and quality. This study was carried out to investigate the salt contents of irrigation water in irrigated agricultural areas in Kırşehir province in the Middle Kızılırmak region and to determine the relationship between the amount of salinity in irrigation water and the distribution of plant. In the study, 120 irrigation water samples were taken from 40 different irrigation points, and the analysis of the mentioned samples was carried out at Chemistry Laboratory of Ahi Evran University Mucur Vocational High School. As a result, it has been observed that related to the contents of the water and the plants grown. The amount of salinity varied from 201 μS/cm to 1878 μS/cm. Grain plants such as barley, wheat and triticale are at the foreground in areas where salinity is high, while plants such as walnut, grape, bean and lentil are grown in places where salinity is low. In the studied areas, very high salinity was observed in 23 areas, while low salt concentration in 38 areas was observed. The remaining 59 regions were found to have moderate salinity.