Answer to Question #291794 in Cell Biology for Badr

Question

"Increased Soil salinity happens due to accumulation of large amount of soluble salts in the soil. this can have a lot of harmful effects on plants such as retardation of the growth as a result of reducing the amount of water absorbed". Explain this based on what you have studied.

Answer 1

The accumulation of salts in the soil can occur through natural processes such as physical or chemical weathering and transport from parent material, geological deposits or groundwater. The practice of waterlogging without adequate drainage has also become a serious cause of soil salinization.