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Problem Soils and Their Management

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Some soils have serious physical and chemical limitations to cultivation. They are problem soils. These soils need special management for satisfactory crop production. Physical limitations can be managed by irrigation, drainage, mulching, manuring, tillage, and soil conservation measures such as terracing, contouring, and cover crops whichever is appropriate. Use and disturbance of soils on steep slopes and in wetlands should be avoided because of the risk of their degradation. They should be left under natural conditions. Saline soils are managed through adequate irrigation, leaching, draining, and growing salt-tolerant crops. Sodic soil management needs chemical amendments such as application of sulfur and gypsum along with leaching and draining. Management of acid soils involves liming, leaching, and safe disposal of acid-wash water along with cultivating acid-tolerant crops.

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Osman, K.T. (2013). Problem Soils and Their Management. In: Soils. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5663-2_11

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