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The purpose of this chapter is to provide plant scientists with a background on the nature of soil salinity with a particular emphasis on irrigated agriculture. Since the chemistry of soil solutions plays a major role in soil salinity, considerable details on this topic are offered. Chemical speciation in the soil solution should be of importance to plant scientists. The dynamic nature of soil salinity in the rootzone affects performance of plants. Profile distribution of salts is affected by leaching fraction and changes with changing water content from irrigation and rootwater extraction. Soluble salts in soils are highly mobile and transported by water through mass flow and dispersion. Irrigation water management is one of the keys in maintaining salt balance in the rootzone. Growing regulations on the disposal and management of poor quality drainage waters is now exacerbating the maintenance of salt balance in the rootzone in irrigated lands.
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Tanji, K.K. (2002). Salinity in the Soil Environment. In: Läuchli, A., Lüttge, U. (eds) Salinity: Environment - Plants - Molecules. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48155-3_2
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