RICE AS A CROP FOR SALT-AFFECTED SOIL IN PROCESS OF RECLAMATION (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from Rice as a Crop for Salt-Affected Soil in Process of ReclamationThe primary source of salt in soil is rock minerals from which salt is released by weathering. It. Is doubtful that weathering of any rock material could produce in place enough salt to make a soil unfit for agricultural use. However, rainwater percolating through the soil of one area can pick up salt and transport it to another area, and there salt may accumulate and become concentrated as a result of evaporation. This has been occurring for many centuries and is still occurring on flats, in dry lakebeds, and in enclosed basins. In some cases, the salinity of soils is explained by the fact that the soils were formed from sediments deposited in past. Ages under the sea.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works._,