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The 46 pages that link to Soil salinity, each with the reason it gives.

• IrrigationRelated: Irrigation water can leave salts behind as it evaporates or drains away.

• DesertificationRelated: Irrigation without adequate drainage can leave salts behind and reduce productivity.

• Soil erosionCompared with: Salinity harms soil productivity without requiring the physical removal of soil.

• Soil fertilityCompared with: Salinity can obstruct water uptake even where soil nutrients are abundant.

• SalinityBroader topic: Irrigation and evaporation can concentrate salts in soil, reducing crop growth.

• OasisRelated: In poorly drained oasis fields, evaporation can leave salts that reduce crop yields.

• Rice cultivationRelated: Salinity limits rice production in coastal and irrigated areas.

• PedosphereRelated: Salinity changes soil chemistry and can make land less productive.

• DissolutionRelated: Dissolving and transporting salts determines their availability to roots and movement through soil.

• BrineRelated: Brine leakage or disposal can add salts to soils and damage vegetation.

• Saltwater intrusionRelated: Saline groundwater used for irrigation can transfer salt to agricultural soils.

• Land degradationRelated: Salt buildup makes soil less suitable for crops and other vegetation.

• Soil pHCompared with: Salinity measures dissolved salts, not hydrogen-ion activity, though both affect plant growth.

• Desert ecologyRelated: High evaporation and limited leaching can concentrate salts in desert soils.

• Specific gravityRelated: Density-based measurements can help estimate salt concentration in soil extracts.

• PotashRelated: Excessive potassium fertilizer use can contribute to salt stress in soils.

• SalinizationBroader topic: It is the soil-specific form of salinization that directly exposes roots to salts.

• Soil contaminationCompared with: Salinity can damage soil without introducing toxic pollutants.

• LeachingRelated: Excess salts are often managed by flushing them downward through the root zone.

• Soil scienceBroader topic: It shows how irrigation and drainage decisions can alter soil productivity.

• Soil degradationBroader topic: Excess salts make water harder for plants to absorb and can disrupt soil structure.

• Soil amendmentRelated: Some amendments and leaching practices target salt-affected soils, but require suitable drainage.

• Center-pivot irrigationRelated: Irrigation water and inadequate drainage can contribute to salt buildup beneath pivots.

• Soil waterRelated: Dissolved salts alter soil water's osmotic availability and can accumulate as water evaporates.

• Agriculture in IranRelated: Irrigation and high evaporation can leave salts in Iranian farmland.

• Egyptian agricultureRelated: Intensive irrigation and inadequate drainage can make cultivated Egyptian soils less productive.

• Vadose zoneRelated: Evaporation and irrigation in the vadose zone can concentrate salts near the surface.

• Karakum CanalRelated: Irrigation without adequate drainage can leave salts behind in fields served by the canal.

• Karakum DesertRelated: Irrigation in hot, dry landscapes can leave salts behind as water evaporates.

• Road saltRelated: Salt deposited beside roads can alter soil conditions and damage roadside vegetation.

• Semi-arid climateRelated: High evaporation and irrigation with poor drainage can concentrate salts in dry environments.

• Soil acidificationCompared with: Salinity is driven by salt accumulation, not by declining pH.

• Agricultural pollutionRelated: Irrigation practices can leave salts behind and degrade agricultural land.

• Aralkum DesertRelated: Salt-bearing dust from the desert can worsen salinity on nearby farmland.

• Cotton productionRelated: Salinity can reduce cotton establishment, growth, and yield in irrigated regions.

• Oasis agricultureRelated: Irrigation in dry climates can concentrate salts when drainage is inadequate.

• Soil chemistryRelated: Salt composition and concentration determine osmotic stress and ion toxicity.

• Soil physicsRelated: Salt transport couples water movement with changing soil and crop conditions.

• Liao RiverRelated: Salinity affects agriculture in parts of the Liao River plain and delta.

• Environmental impact of agricultureRelated: Poorly managed irrigation and drainage can leave salts behind in farmland.

• Wood ashRelated: Repeated or heavy ash application can add soluble salts as well as nutrients.

• Desert farmingRelated: High evaporation and irrigation with mineral-rich water can leave salts behind.

• EdaphologyRelated: Excess salts restrict water uptake and can make land unsuitable for sensitive crops.

• Khulna DivisionRelated: Saltwater intrusion constrains farming in the division’s coastal belt.

• HetaoRelated: Evaporation in Hetao’s dry climate can leave salts behind in irrigated fields.

• Sirhind CanalRelated: Irrigation without adequate drainage can leave salts behind as water evaporates.