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CLAY DISPERSION IN RELATION TO ELECTROLYTES CONCENTRATION AND pH

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dc.contributor.author Muhammad Munir Ahmad
dc.contributor.author Jutaro Karube
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-14T03:25:34Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-14T03:25:34Z
dc.date.issued 2001-10-09
dc.identifier.citation Ahmad, M. M., & Karube, J. (2001). Clay dispersion in relation to electrolytes concentration and pH. Pakistan Journal of Soil Science (Pakistan). en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1019-729X
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/18755
dc.description.abstract Dispersion of sodic and saline-sodic soils adversely influences crop and can accelerate failure of water conveyance system. The critical coagulation concentration (CCC) of montmorillonite clay was measured under different pH values. The CCC increased with the pH, showing 2.8 mohm3 at pH 6 and 33 mohm3 at pH 9 in NaCl solution. The CCC was similar in NaCl, KCl and NHiCl solutions below pH 6.5 and 33, 30 and 25 moU m' at pH 9 showing the same order as hydrated ion radius. Montmorillonite dispersed at low sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) when electrical conductivity (EC) was less than the threshold value. The threshold EC and SAR for the clay coagulation increased with pH. At high pH mostly in case of a sodic soil, the system required EC more than the threshold for coagulation. The EC and SAR relationship may help in understanding the physical conditions of a sodic soil and provides a basic indicator for irrigation management aimed to prevent and control deterioration of soil quality. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Faisalabad: Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Pakistan en_US
dc.title CLAY DISPERSION IN RELATION TO ELECTROLYTES CONCENTRATION AND pH en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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