Explore: Soil Salinization

Soil salinity is the salt content in the soil; the process of increasing the salt content is known as salinization (also called salination in American

Soil salinization in irrigated flat land without an aquifer Soil salinization in a coastal delta from irrigation higher up Normally, the salinization

Salinity (/səˈlɪnɪti/) is the saltiness or amount of salt dissolved in a body of water, called saline water (see also soil salinity). It is usually measured

coastal deserts. With traditional farming practices, saline water results in soil salinization, rendering it unfit for raising most crop plants. Indeed

Salinization is the process of increasing: Soil salinity Salinity of bodies of water Freshwater salinization -- increases in water salinity due to water

essential to prevent a deterioration of crop yields from waterlogging and soil salinization caused by irrigation. By 2003, more than 20,000 square kilometres

Soil faces many threats, including compaction, contamination, organic material loss, biodiversity loss, slope stability issues, erosion, salinization

of reduced fertility caused by over usage, acidification, salinization or other chemical soil contamination Slash-and-burn and other unsustainable methods

"verdolagas." Salination of agricultural soils decreases the yields of many crops, and salt-sensitive species can no longer be cultivated on such soils. Purslane

plants and soil organisms. Some scientific definitions distinguish dirt from soil by restricting the former term specifically to displaced soil. Soil consists