Reclamation of
alkali soils is essential as not only do these soils occupy significant areas, but these lands are potentially and inherently fertile.
[15] US Salinity Laboratory Staff, "Diagnosis and improvement of saline and
alkali soils," in USDA Agricultural Handbook No.
Alkali soils are known as 'usar' in Uttar Pradesh and 'kallar' in Punjab and Haryana.
US Salinity Laboratory Staff (1954) 'Diagnosis and improvement of saline and
alkali soils.' US Department of Agriculture Handbook 60.
[7] Richards, L.A., 1950, "Diagnosis & Improvement of Saline
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Richards LA (1950) 'Saline and
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It's proven difficult to grow winegrapes below 850 feet because of the spring and fall frosts and winter kill,
alkali soils and a high water table.
Staff, Diagonsis and Improvement of Saline and
Alkali Soils, vol.
In the present case, Na/K and Mg/Ca ratios were examined as (i) Ca and Na are the major competing cations in normal and
alkali soils (Mehta et al.
Diagnosis and improvement of saline and
alkali soils. Agricultural Handbook No 60.
Seed germination and seedling emergence are serious problems in saline and for
alkali soils mostly because of hard setting and crust formation (Qadir and Schubert 2002).
Richards LA (Ed.) (1954) 'Diagnosis and improvement of saline and
alkali soils.' Agriculture Handbook 60.
