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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. soil science
  3. soil
  4. soil types
  5. chemical soil types
  6. saline soils

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saline soils

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  • Information A nonsodic soil containing sufficient soluble salt to adversely affect the growth of most crop plants with a lower limit of electrical conductivity of the saturated extract (ECe) being 4 deciSiemens / meter (dS/m), which is equivalent to a value of 4 mmhos/cm.

    Source: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

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