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CHARACTERIZATION OF SALT-AFFECTED SOILS High Valley of Cochabamba - Bolivia Andrade D., Colinet G. University of Liege - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech - Soil Science Passage des Déportés, 2 - B-5030 Gembloux / [email protected] Soils are mainly saline-sodic (saline-alkali) with an over-accumulation of Na+ and soluble salts, contributing to soil disaggregation, water-logging, transient salinity and plant toxicity The salt-term classification (USDA) should consider salt types and their ratios for a more suitable salt-affected soil characterization The regression models for SAR e , EC 1:5 , and ESP can be used to estimate ESP, EC e and CROSS respectively Due to dominant salinity and sodicity, chemical/organic amendments and lixiviation strategies for saline-sodic soil reclamation might be assessed Generate a comprehensive salt-term soil classification, besides a salt-affected soil description database Validate the relationships among salinity / sodicity parameters Define future perspectives in terms of soil rehabilitation SP1 Santa Ana SP2 Cliza SP3 San Benito SP4 Aramasi SP5 Arani OBJECTIVES LOCATION P R O F I L E S COLOR LANDSCAPE TEXTURE SALINITY PARAMETERS CATION DISTRIBUTION ANION DISTRIBUTION SARe & ESP ESP & CROSS EC 1:5 & ECe ESP & PREDICTED ESP ESP & ECe CLASSIFICATION SOME REMARKS & CONCLUSIONS ESP= Exchangeable Sodium Percentage, EC= Electrical Conductivity, SAR= Sodium Adsorption Ratio, CROSS= Cations Ratio of Soil structural Stability E S P E C p H - Exchangeable Na+ and EC show similar behavior - Taking into account [2CO 3 = + HCO 3 -] and/or Na+ over [Cl- + 2SO 4 =] ratios (Chhabra 2005), neutral salts predominate over alkaline salts - Predicted ESP from SAR e correlates to ESP of exchangeable cations - High correlation between Ec e and EC 1:5 - “Saline-sodic” is the prevalent salinity class* *According USDA classification

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Page 1: CHARACTERIZATION OF SALT-AFFECTED SOILS · The regression models for SAR e, EC 1:5, and ESP can be used to estimate ESP, EC e and CROSS respectively Due to dominant salinity and sodicity,

CHARACTERIZATION OF SALT-AFFECTED SOILS High Valley of Cochabamba - Bolivia

Andrade D., Colinet G.

University of Liege - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech - Soil SciencePassage des Déportés, 2 - B-5030 Gembloux / [email protected]

✓ Soils are mainly saline-sodic (saline-alkali) with an over-accumulation of Na+ and soluble salts, contributing to soil disaggregation,

water-logging, transient salinity and plant toxicity

✓ The salt-term classification (USDA) should consider salt types and their ratios for a more suitable salt-affected soil characterization

✓ The regression models for SARe, EC1:5, and ESP can be used to estimate ESP, ECe and CROSS respectively

✓ Due to dominant salinity and sodicity, chemical/organic amendments and lixiviation strategies for saline-sodic soil

reclamation might be assessed

• Generate a comprehensive salt-term soil classification, besides

a salt-affected soil description database

• Validate the relationships among salinity / sodicity parameters

• Define future perspectives in terms of soil rehabilitation

SP1

Santa Ana

SP2

Cliza

SP3

San Benito

SP4

Aramasi

SP5

Arani

OBJECTIVES LOCATION

P

R

O

F

I

L

E

S

COLORLANDSCAPE

TEXTU

RE

SALINITY PARAMETERS

CATION DISTRIBUTION

ANION DISTRIBUTION

SARe & ESP

ESP & CROSS

EC 1:5 & ECe

ESP & PREDICTED ESP

ESP & ECe CLASSIFICATION

SOME REMARKS & CONCLUSIONS

ESP= Exchangeable Sodium Percentage, EC= Electrical Conductivity, SAR= Sodium Adsorption Ratio, CROSS= Cations Ratio of Soil structural Stability

E

S

P

E

C

p

H

- Exchangeable Na+ and

EC show similar behavior

- Taking into account

[2CO3= + HCO3-] and/or

Na+ over [Cl- + 2SO4=]

ratios (Chhabra 2005),

neutral salts predominate

over alkaline salts

- Predicted ESP from SARe

correlates to ESP of

exchangeable cations

- High correlation

between Ece and EC1:5

- “Saline-sodic” is the

prevalent salinity class*

*According USDA classification