Practice mode Soil Science

Under the US Salinity Laboratory classification, a soil is classed as sodic (non-saline) when which of the following applies?

Correct answer D. All of the above

Explanation

A sodic soil has low soluble salts (EC below 4 dS/m) but high exchangeable sodium, shown by SAR above 13 or ESP above 15, giving a pH usually above 8.5.

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