EFFECT OF WATER SALINITY ON SOIL

 ...When salts build up in soil, or in the growing medium, their concentration might become excessive.

Salts are added to soil with the irrigation water and with applied fertilizers. Applying more water than that needed by the crop leaches the salt below the root zone, deeper into the soil, or out of the growing medium when growing container plants. 

It is important to know how much to leach and when...

Learn more https://www.smart-fertilizer.com/articles/water-salinity-effecton-soil/

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