METHOD FOR CULTIVATION OF FODDER CROPS ON SALINATED SOIL Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, cultivation of fodder crops on salinated soil under sweet water deficit conditions. SUBSTANCE: method involves introducing up to 80 t/hectare of manure for following plowing-in thereof; irrigating by charge watering and vegetative watering combined with water mineralization in an amount of 3-6 g/l. First and second vegetative watering procedures are carried out at irrigation rates providing soil layer moistening of up to 0-40 cm depth and subsequent watering procedures are designed for soil layer moistening of up to 0-70 cm depth, while microelements are introduced. EFFECT: increased yield of fodder crops without deteriorating fodder quality, reduced costs owing to absence of additional expenses for washing of salinated soil and dilution of mineralized water with sweet water. 2 tbl