Salinity–pH Relationships in Calcareous Soils
Soil pH is the most commonly requested analysis undertaken during farm advisory work. Determination of pH assists in understanding many reactions that occur in soil. Variations in pH between soils have been related to a number of other soil parameters. In this study thirty different soils were colle...
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| description | Soil pH is the most commonly requested analysis undertaken during farm advisory work. Determination of pH assists in understanding many reactions that occur in soil. Variations in pH between soils have been related to a number of other soil parameters. In this study thirty different soils were collected from agricultural areas to have a wide range of pH, salinity, and texture. The objective was to study the relationship between soil pH and salinity. A negative relationship was found between soil salinity and pH. The main factor contributing to this relationship was probably the presence of soluble Ca2+ ion in soil. Variations in soluble Ca2+ ion concentrations between soils were negatively related to soil pH and positively related to soil salinity. Other soil properties that may affect pH, including CEC, CaCO3, clay content, gypsum and sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), were also determined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52cd39b2962d48cdab5057be0a2c804b2022-12-21T19:22:02ZengSultan Qaboos UniversityJournal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences2410-10602410-10792003-01-0181414610.24200/jams.vol8iss1pp41-46599Salinity–pH Relationships in Calcareous SoilsA.S. Al-Busaidi0P. Cookson1Department of Soil and Water Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 34 Al-Khod 123, Sultanate of OmanDepartment of Soil and Water Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 34 Al-Khod 123, Sultanate of OmanSoil pH is the most commonly requested analysis undertaken during farm advisory work. Determination of pH assists in understanding many reactions that occur in soil. Variations in pH between soils have been related to a number of other soil parameters. In this study thirty different soils were collected from agricultural areas to have a wide range of pH, salinity, and texture. The objective was to study the relationship between soil pH and salinity. A negative relationship was found between soil salinity and pH. The main factor contributing to this relationship was probably the presence of soluble Ca2+ ion in soil. Variations in soluble Ca2+ ion concentrations between soils were negatively related to soil pH and positively related to soil salinity. Other soil properties that may affect pH, including CEC, CaCO3, clay content, gypsum and sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), were also determined.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/jams/article/view/615electrical conductivity, sodicity, ph, alkaline soil, caco3. |
| spellingShingle | A.S. Al-Busaidi P. Cookson Salinity–pH Relationships in Calcareous Soils Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences electrical conductivity, sodicity, ph, alkaline soil, caco3. |
| title | Salinity–pH Relationships in Calcareous Soils |
| title_full | Salinity–pH Relationships in Calcareous Soils |
| title_fullStr | Salinity–pH Relationships in Calcareous Soils |
| title_full_unstemmed | Salinity–pH Relationships in Calcareous Soils |
| title_short | Salinity–pH Relationships in Calcareous Soils |
| title_sort | salinity ph relationships in calcareous soils |
| topic | electrical conductivity, sodicity, ph, alkaline soil, caco3. |
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