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The gradual decrease of fresh water resources is leading towards the inevitable use of saline water
for irrigation. Using saline waters for irrigation, there is needed to take management practices to
prevent the development of excessive soil salinisation for crop production. A field experiment was
carried out to investigate the effect of saline water irrigation and management practices on uptake of
primary and secondary nutrients. At harvest, the significantly highest total N, K, S and Mg uptake
was recorded by C2-FYM, followed by C3-FYM and C3/C4-FYM. Regarding P and Ca total uptake,
among water quality levels, the significantly highest uptake was recorded by C2 water followed by C3
water and alternate irrigation with C3/C4 water. Among management practices, significantly the
highest total P and Ca uptake was recorded by FYM application, followed by green manure
treatment. However, the interaction effect was found to be non significant in case of P and Ca
uptake.
Key words: saline water; water quality; management practices; nutrient uptake