Salinization

♤ Definition: Water that is not absorbed into the soil and evaporates leaves behind dissolved salts in topsoil.

♤ Symptoms: Stuned crop growth; lower yield; eventual destruction of plant life.

♤ Remediation: Take land out of production for a while; and/or install underground perforated drainage pipes; flush soil with freshwater into separate lined evaporation ponds; plant halophytes (salt-loving plants) such as barley, cotton, sugar beet and/or semi-dwarf wheat.