China: investigadores convierten suelos salados en suelos cultivables

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A new and innovative approach utilized by soil scientists from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has helped turn huge swathes of salty soil into fertile farmlands. The experiments were attempted in the Wuyuan county region in the Inner Mongolia region of China.

Poor water management is one causative factor for increased soil salinity. In Wuyuan, China, farmers over-irrigate their lands with abundant water from the nearby Yellow Sea. This increases the water table in the region, resulting in the soil salts migrating upwards.

The arid region receives very little rainfall, and the salt content of the soil is not diluted, resulting in a build-up of salts.

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Source: Interested Engineering