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dc.contributor.authorBreker, Maria Christine
dc.description.abstractImproving productivity of sodic soils has become a concern in North Dakota because of the desire for more land for producing crops. Field and incubation studies were conducted to determine the impacts of different amendments (flue-gas desulfurization gypsum, sugar beet processing by-product lime, and langbeinite) on the chemical and biological properties of two sodic soils. The field study evaluated the amendment effects on the chemical conditions of the soil and the impact on alfalfa yield and quality. Differences were not observed in percent sodium (%Na) in the first 17 months and alfalfa yield was not impacted by the treatments except for the high rate of langbeinite. The incubation study investigated the effects of amendments on both the chemical and biological properties of the soil. Spent lime increased the cumulative respiration but was not impacted by gypsum or langbeinite. Labile carbon (C) was negatively correlated with %Na and electrical conductivity (EC).en_US
dc.publisherNorth Dakota State Universityen_US
dc.rightsNDSU policy 190.6.2
dc.titleInfluence of Amendments on Chemical and Biological Properties of Sodic Soilsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-13T18:09:05Z
dc.date.available2018-06-13T18:09:05Z
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/28268
dc.subject.lcshSodic soilsen_US
dc.subject.lcshGypsumen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNorth Dakota Soybean Councilen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
ndsu.degreeMaster of Science (MS)en_US
ndsu.collegeAgriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resourcesen_US
ndsu.departmentSoil Scienceen_US
ndsu.departmentSchool of Natural Resource Sciencesen_US
ndsu.programSoil Scienceen_US
ndsu.advisorDeSutter, Thomas M.


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