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| Title | Salinity of soil and groundwater: Netherlands, Australia, Israel, world
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| Group | Soil Physics and Land Management group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 24-39 |
| Supervisor(s) | Sjoerd van der Zee |
| Examiner(s) | Sjoerd van der Zee |
| Contact info | sjoerd.vanderzee@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2018/04/01 |
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| Description | Water scarcity is a major reason to use salt or brackish water in semi-arid region agriculture, just as salt water intrusion is a cause of salinity problems in Dutch and other coastal areas. Poor quality irrigation water as well as re-use of waste water therefore lead to problems with soil, groundwater, and crop quality, which will grow during this century and that require scientists to help counter adverse effects.
In this topic, several minor or major topics are feasible, that range from experimental (in Wageningen, abroad) to theoretical (e.g. in Wageningen, in Sydney, Australia or USA). Particularly, the topic of combining an ecohydrological model with a 2-3 D groundwater model is currently developed by staff and we would appreciate a student who is interested to simulate how salinity develops in a regional setting. Experimental research to assess how specific crops react to salinity in the root zone are also possible, provided the timing is compatible with the growing season under greenhouse conditions (or with our partner in the Negev, Israel). Other focus areas are welcome for discussion Host institute: Soil Physics/Ecohydrology SLM, WU, Univ. Sydney or Sao Paulo Country: to be discussed |
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