alkaline soil

noun

a soil that gives a pH reaction of 8.5 or above, found esp in dry areas where the soluble salts, esp of sodium, have not been leached away but have accumulated in the B horizon of the soil profile

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How to use alkaline soil in a sentence

While the hickories prefer neutral or alkaline soil, most of them will grow fairly well even in acid glacial tills.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting | Northern Nut Growers Association
Conversely, in alkaline soil, iron will last indefinitely, but that the nitrogenous bacteria will quickly rot wooden posts.
Growing Nuts in the North | Carl Weschcke
On alkaline soil in Neb., and very common in similar localities west and southwestward; chiefly the var.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States | Asa Gray
alkaline soil is mentioned in one report as a chief difficulty.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 | Various
The effect is very pronounced in times of drought, the alkaline soil crops drying up much more quickly than do those on acid soil.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 | Various

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