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SALINE-SODIC SOIL [1 record]

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Record 1 1980-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
OBS

(i) A soil containing enough exchangeable sodium to interfere with the growth of most crop plants, and containing appreciable quantities of soluble salts. (...) (ii) A saline-alkali soil has a combination of harmful quantities of salts and either a high alkalinity or high content of exchangeable sodium, or both, so distributed in the profile that the growth of most crop plants is reduced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
OBS

(i) Sol contenant suffisamment de sodium échangeable pour nuire à la croissance de la plupart des plantes cultivées, et contenant des quantités appréciables de sols solubles. (...) (ii) Un sol salin à alcalis réunit des quantités dangereuses de sels soit à une forte alcalinité ou à un taux élevé de sodium échangeable, soit aux deux, répartis dans le sol de façon que la croissance de la plupart des plantes cultivées en soit réduite.

Spanish

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