Demand of food is increasing day by day
and performance of an irrigation system is associated with
infiltration characteristic of the soil. An extensive
irrigation system is being developed in Greater Thal Canal
area that has predominately coarser soils which results to
higher deep percolation losses than the losses in other
cultivated land. Soil amendments like bentonite have the
potential to be used in reducing infiltration rate and
improving the moisture within rootzone in irrigated
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