Potential agricultural use of the Unamuno pond water, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abstract

Potential agricultural use of the Unamuno pond water, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The Unamuno shallow pond is located in the southwest Buenos Aires Province (Argentina) and belongs to the Napostá Chico creek basin. Its origin is related to the topography and to the average precipitation increase of the region during the last years. The aim is to determine the irrigation water quality and the soil sodification risk of the storage flood area. The physical and chemical parameters of the pond water were obtained through the analysis of samples corresponding to the period april/04 – june/05. For the data analysis and interpretation, the sodium absorption ratio and the residual sodium carbonate were applied. The soil permeability and the Unamuno shallow pond spatial variation resisted the sodic water permanence effect on farm land. However, a high soil sodification risk was determined.