Salinity risks on calcareous soils following pig slurry applications
1992
Bernal, M.P. | Roig, A. | Madrid, R. | Navarro, A.F.
The electrical conductivity of pig slurry suggests that addition of this waste to soils in arid and semiarid areas could cause salinization. Changes in electrical conductivity and soluble salt concentration in two calcareous soils indicated a salinity risk after 24 months of pig slurry addition at rates of 400 m3/ha/yr or more. Salinity risk increased with soil water-holding capacity. Water-soluble potassium concentrations showed a greater increase than other cations in the soils because of the large amount present in the slurry. The proportion of soluble potassium in the soil depended on the soil's cation exchange capacity and on the composition of the clay fraction.
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