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What happens when an saline-alkaline soil is reached with water:
Correct answer: C. pH increase & Ec decrease
- A. pH decrease, Ec increase
- B. pH & Ec both increase
- C. pH increase & Ec decrease
- D. None of these
Explanation
Leaching a saline-alkaline soil removes soluble salts, so its electrical conductivity decreases; removal of soluble salts also allows exchangeable sodium effects to become more pronounced, often raising pH. Thus pH increases while EC decreases.
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