Upload NowThe following points highlight the three main types of salt affected soils. The types are: 1. Saline Soil 2. Sodic Soils 3. Saline-Sodic Soil. Type # 1. Saline Soil: Soil that contains sufficient soluble salts to impair its productivity is known as saline soils, also called as Solonchak. These salts are mainly of chlorides and […]
Types of Salt Affected Soils: 3 Types | Soil Science
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How to Manage Arid Zone Soils? | Soil Management
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In the arid region with low and erratic rainfall, high temperature and unfavourable soil conditions pose severe restrictions on the use of land for arable cropping. In the rainfall zone of less than 250 mm, silvi-pasture, pasture, horti-pastoral and silviculture rather than arable cropping has been regarded as best systems for soil management and better […]
Buffering of Soils
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After reading this article you will learn about the buffering of soils. Buffering of soils is their resistance against any change in the concentration of hydrogen or other cation in the soil solution. For example, the clay micelle is almost completely saturated with hydrogen ions in strongly acid soils which also contain some in the […]