Sodic Soil: Management and Reclamation Strategies
The soil having pH below about 7 is suitable for ground limestone and CaCO 3 amendment, because, when the pH is higher than 7.0, the effectiveness of limestone as a corrector is significantly reduced as its solubility decreases with increasing soil pH (Oster and Frenkel 1980). Some sodic soils which contain an excess of exchangeable sodium …
