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Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 1 Chemical classification of normal and salinity soils

From: Elicitation of salt stress-tolerant mutants in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by using gamma radiation

Characteristics

Normal soil (Sakha city)

Saline soil (Sirw city)

EC (dS/m)

2.34

9.68–10.41

pH (1:2.5)

8.20

8.57

TDS mg/l (ppm)

377.18

5704–5809

Ca++

1.98

14.58

Mg++

1.22

12.55

Na+

9.67

51.04–57.34

K+

0.53

0.28

CO3--

0.07

0.18

HCO3-

1.97

1.26

Cl-

12.55

45.66

SO4-

1.57

15.62

Texture

Clay

Clay

  1. EC electrical conductivity, TDS total dissolved salts
  2. *Measure of soil saturation
  3. **Measure of soil water extract 1:5
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