Practice mode Soil Science

Soil salinity can be reduced by applying which of the following?

Correct answer B. Lime

Explanation

Calcium supplied by lime-based amendments displaces sodium from exchange sites and improves soil structure, allowing the released salts to be leached out of the root zone with irrigation water.

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