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Salt Affected Soils
Salt Affected Soils
Salt Affected Soils
31 July 2017
Soils having
Higher soluble salts
High exchangeable sodium
Distribution - 7 million ha
Indo-gangetic alluvium
Arid tracts of Rajasthan and Gujrat
Arid and semi-arid tracts of southern states
Coastal alluvium
Adequate drainage
Mulching
Prevents evaporation
Reduce capillary rise
Sodic soils
(Na rich)
Dispersion of clay
Poor infiltration & stagnation of water
Poor aeration
Soil become hard mass under dry conditions
Poor workability both under wet and dry seasons
a. Deep ploughing
- break hard pan at subsurface
- improves free-movement water & aeration.
c. Sand mixing
- enhances infiltration
- reduces capillary movements of water
Na+ Ca+
Soil
Na+
+ CaSO4
Soil
Ca+
+ Na2SO4 (Leachable)
Na+ Ca+
Soil
Na+
+ CaCl2
Soil
Ca+
+ 2NaCl (Leachable)
2. Growing grasses
Cyanodon dactylon, Brachiaria mulica, Chlons gayana
3. Afforestation
Azadirachta indica, prosopis juliflora, Tamarind, Albizia
procera, Zizyphus sp., Acacia sp., Cassia sp.
4. Cultivate crops tolerant to high sodicity
Removes sodium through plant uptake (slow process, lesser
extent)
Addition of organic matter
o Improves soil physical condition
o pH decreased (owing to organic acids release)
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