1. Does it Affect Soil Quality?
Salinity
Does it Affect Soil Quality?

2. * Soil Structure

3. A Different View

4. Well aggregated or
Puddled due to
Na dispersion

5. In salinized irrigated soils…
Na salt affected… Na causes bonds in clay to break apart, become like mush, harden, seal off pores, soil om breaks down quicker, replaces Ca & Mg on exchangeable sites on clay micelles and competes for K uptake
Soils remain more wet due to Na affinity for water taking away from the plants uptake ability
Sat. hydraulic conductivity decreases
Pores clog with dislodged silt or clay particles, bridging gaps in narrow/fine pores