Effect of magnetization of saline irrigation water of Almasab Alam on some physical properties of soil

Abstract

The effect of magnetization of saline irrigation water from Almasab Alam on some soil physical properties was investigated in this study. The soil was taken from the study site and placed in pots that were identical in all aspects and planted with onion plants in three replications for each case, with the average results taken. The only difference is the quality of the water used in irrigation, which was tested in seven different ways, including irrigating with Almasab Alam drainage salty water without magnetization (NMW), irrigating with river water (CW) from the Mashroa Almusyyab Al-Kabeer river, and irrigating with magnetized Almasab Alam water with five different magnetic intensities (1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 5,000, and 7,000 gauss). When magnetized water with a strength of 3,000 gauss is used, the highest decrease in the bulk density of the soil is 27.30%, and the highest increase in the porosity and permeability of the soil is 64.52 and 651.54%, respectively. Using magnetic technology has made saline Almasab Alam water and drainage water suitable for irrigating crops and also overcome the study area’s water scarcity. Using the magnetic technique of irrigation water also improved the physical properties of the soil, including density, porosity, and permeability, in the study area by washing or planting it with crops.

Keywords

• magnetization
• almasab alam
• soil
• bulk density
• porosity
• permeability
• irrigation water