Reverse Osmosis is a Tech. in use for agricultural purposes in dry lands.
1. due to the fact that the output water of this process is almost completely distilled, does the use of it for irrigation causes a nutrients loss in soil?
2. Does any supplementary chemical need to be included while using distilled water for irrigation?
Dear colleague
if the soil have the nutrient in a "good level" I think there is not problem, but if the previos irrigation water provided some nutrients or the new "distilled water" cause slurry it could be a drawback. Any way, other colleagues could "fertilize" my comment for sure. Best regards,
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Dear Amir Mostashari
To some extent distilled water causes nutrient deficiency in soil, this is because plants need salts and nutrients which found in water. It is possible to compensate for the shortage of these salts and minerals by adding some organic additives (rich in salts and minerals) to the soil.
Regards
i think that could be only in low salinity soils for long term application
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