Question

What is the meant by "saline" and "alkaline" soils ?

Answer 1

Definition. Saline and sodic soils both have high pH levels, with problems typically occurring at a pH of 7.8, or extremely alkaline conditions. ... When referring to saline soils, salt content describes soluble salts in the soil, which include the chlorides of sodium, calcium and magnesium, as well as carbonate salts.

Answer 2

Answer:

ꜱᴀʟɪɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟᴋᴀʟɪɴᴇ ꜱᴏɪʟꜱ

• ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀɪᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ʙɪʜᴀʀ , ᴜᴘ , ʜᴀʀʏᴀɴᴀ , ᴘᴜɴᴊᴀʙ , ʀᴀᴊᴀꜱᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʜᴀʀᴀꜱʜᴛʀᴀ , ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀʟᴛꜱ - ɪᴍᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ᴀʟᴋᴀʟɪɴᴇꜱ ꜱᴏɪʟꜱ . ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ʙʏ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ɴᴀᴍᴇꜱ : ʀᴇʜ , ᴋᴀʟʟᴀʀ , ᴜꜱᴀʀ ᴇᴛᴄ .

• ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀʟᴛꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ꜱᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴠᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀɴᴀʟꜱ , ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴏʟᴀᴛᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜʙ-ꜱᴏɪʟꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɪɴꜱ .

• ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜᴍᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴀʟᴛꜱ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏɪʟ ɪɴꜰᴇʀᴛɪʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇɴᴅᴇʀꜱ ɪᴛ ᴜɴꜰɪᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀɢʀɪᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ .