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Appendix 3: Soil Salinity Classes and Crop Growth
Table 8. Soil Salinity Classes and Crop Growth
Soil Salinity Class Electrical Conductivity of the
Saturation Extract (EC
e
in
dSm
-1
)
Effect on Crop Plants
Non Saline 0 - 2 Salinity effects negligible
Slightly Saline 2 - 4 Yields of sensitive crops may be
restricted
Moderately Saline 4 - 8 Yields of many crops are
restricted
Strongly Saline 8 - 16 Only tolerant crops yield
satisfactorily
Very Strongly Saline > 16 Only a few very tolerant crops
yield satisfactorily
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