Journal article
Degradation processes and nutrient constraints in sodic soils
Abstract
Abstract Accumulation of excess sodium (Na + ) in a soil causes numerous adverse phenomena, such as changes in exchangeable and soil solution ions and soil pH, destabilization of soil structure, deterioration of soil hydraulic properties, and increased susceptibility to crusting, runoff, erosion and aeration, and osmotic and specific ion effects on plants. In addition, serious imbalances in plant nutrition usually occur in sodic soils, which …
Authors
Qadir M; Schubert S
Journal
Land Degradation and Development, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 275–294
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
July 2002
DOI
10.1002/ldr.504
ISSN
1085-3278