40.5 - Crop Tolerance to Salinity
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Practice Questions
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What is salinity?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when there is too much salt in soil.
Name one highly tolerant crop.
💡 Hint: Think of crops that grow well in salty conditions.
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Which of the following crops is considered highly tolerant to salinity?
💡 Hint: Think about crops commonly found in salty environments.
True or False: Sensitive crops show no yield reduction in saline conditions.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to plants that cannot cope with salt.
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Examine how varying salinity levels could impact a farmer's decision in crop selection in a coastal saline region.
💡 Hint: Think about the difficulties faced by farmers in saline areas.
Calculate the theoretical yield of wheat if the EC is 5 dS/m and previous data states yields drop by 50% beyond the tolerance level.
💡 Hint: Remember the yield reduction information and apply it to your calculation.
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