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What is Salinization?

Answer 1

Salinisation refers to increasing salt content within soils. Natural processes cause soil salt content fluctuations, a phenomenon known as 'primary salinity'

Concern is centered around 'secondary salinity', an anthropogenic exacerbation of natural soil salinity levels

'Secondary salinity' is a result of the adoption of European style agricultural practices over the past 50 years

Removal of native perrenial plants and replacement with annual plants has reduced the water holding capacity of soils, allowing groundwaters to rise and bring salts to the surface

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Answer 2

Salinisation refers to increasing salt content within soils. Natural processes cause soil salt content fluctuations, a phenomenon known as 'primary salinity'