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Agriculture · Q870

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 870

Q870

Which one is dominating salt in alkali soil

A.
CaCl2
B.
ZnSO4
C.
NaHCO3
D.
Na2CO3
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Na2CO3 is the dominating salt among the given options in alkali soil. Alkali soils owe their unfavorable physio-chemical properties mainly to the dominating presence of sodium carbonate, which causes the soil to swell and difficult to clarify and settle.
Alkali soils are clay soils with high pH, a poor soil structure and a low infiltration capacity. They have a hard calcareous layer at 0.5 to 1 meter depth.