Practice mode Soil Science

What is a soil called whose saturation extract has EC above 4 dS/m, an exchangeable sodium percentage below 15 and a pH usually below 8.5?

Correct answer C. Saline soils

Explanation

Saline soils contain excess soluble salts (EC over 4 dS/m) but not excess exchangeable sodium (ESP under 15), and salts are mostly neutral, so pH stays below 8.5.

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