SOME SOIL AMENDERS LIKE GYPSUM AND PYRITE SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF ALKALINE AND SALINE SOILS WITH CHOSEN SPECIES. THE AFFORESTATION TRIALS IN WESTERN U.P. ARE A PROOF. SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO BRING THESE SOILS UNDER VEGETATION
Soils affected by salinity and sodicity undergo a rapid decline of health, losing their capacity for biomass production, natural filtration, carbon sequestration and other necessary ecosystem functions ⚠️ Via FAO