SOIL CHEMICAL CRITERIA FOR IRRIGATION SUITABILITY CLASSIFICATION OF BROWN SOLONETZIC SOILS | Zendy

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SOIL CHEMICAL CRITERIA FOR IRRIGATION SUITABILITY CLASSIFICATION OF BROWN SOLONETZIC SOILS

Author(s) -

D. Rodney Bennett

Publication year - 1988

Publication title -

canadian journal of soil science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1918-1841

pISSN - 0008-4271

DOI - 10.4141/cjss88-068

Subject(s) - sodium adsorption ratio , soil water , irrigation , environmental science , saturation (graph theory) , soil science , soil classification , agronomy , environmental chemistry , chemistry , mathematics , drip irrigation , biology , combinatorics

A good statistical relationship was obtained between the exchangeable-sodium ratio and the sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) in Brown Solonetzic and associated soils in southern Alberta. Reliable estimates of the exchangeable-sodium status of these sulfate-rich soils may be anticipated when SAR values are less than 20. Prediction of the exchangeable-sodium status of soils on the basis of SAR values is preferable for both Solonetzic soil and irrigation suitability classification. A saturation extract SAR value of five in the B horizon generally corresponds to an exchangeable calcium to sodium ratio of 10. Saturation extract SAR values of five and 12 are recommended as revised soil chemical criteria for Brown Solonetzic soil and irrigation suitability classification, respectively. Key words: Solonetzic soils, exchangeable cations, sodium adsorption ratio, selectivity coefficient, irrigation suitability

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