B-988

Soil salinity, salt tolerance, and growth potential
of horticultural and landscape plants
By Alan D. Blaylock
Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences (1994)

 All soils contain some water-soluble salts. Plants absorb essential plant nutrients in the form of soluble salts, but excessive accumulation of these salts?called soil salinity?supresses plant growth.

Soil salinity, salt tolerance, and growth potential of horticultural and landscape plants discusses the causes and effects of soil salinity. The four-page bulletin explains that the general effect of soil salinity on plants is called osmotic effect. According to the authors, watering more frequently, adequate fertility, and good management can aid producers in overcoming soil salinity.

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