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The relation between the quantity of dissolved salts carried to an area by irrigation water and the quantity of dissolved salts removed by drainage water.
Industry:Agriculture
The process whereby soluble salts accumulate in the soil.
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Leaves usually become whitish or chlorotic, growth is stunted and uneven, tillering is reduced.
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The state of consisting of or containing salt.
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A soil containing soluble salts with sufficient exchangeable sodium to interfere with the growth of most crop plants. Soil whose saturation extract has an electrical conductivity greater than 4 dS/m, sodium adsorption ratio greater than 15, and pH less than 8.5 (See saline soil and sodic or alkali soil).
Industry:Agriculture
A soil that contains sufficient salt in the root zone to impair plant growth. Its electrical conductivity is greater than 4 dS/m and exchangeable sodium percentage is less than 15.
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Containing salt.
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Like an arrowhead; triangular, with basal lobes pointing down toward the earth.
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A disease caused by a fungus. Called rust because it releases reddish-brown powdery masses of uredospores.
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To burst open along irregular lines.
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