Sodic Soils: Distribution, Properties, Management, and Environmental Consequences

By M.E. Sumner

Book Overview

It is well known that arid-land soils are adversely affected by the presence of sodium, yet only recently has the behavior of sodium in the soils of humid and subhumid areas --where most of the world's cereal crop is grown--been recognized. This book focuses on the "non-classic" sodic soils, describing the processes of soil degradation resulting from sodium and other deleterious components (such as magnesium), and outlining strategies for ameliorating their effects on soil systems.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019509655X
• ISBN13: 9780195096552
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.6" x 11.0"