Irrigation water quality seminar

The three primary (potential) problems with irrigation water quality are salinity, sodium hazard, and specific ion toxicity. Glen Obear taught a GCSAA webinar (available for on-demand viewing here) with the title Irrigation water quality and soil problems.

He explained the three problems in sequence and then spent some additional time discussing his research with bicarbonate, which didn't find high levels of bicarbonate in irrigation water to cause surface sealing or reduced percolation of water. Glen summarized the potential problems as:…