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Solonchaks and Solonchak-Like Soils

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Solonchaks are described as soils with a Salic horizon starting within ≤50 cm from the soil surface, and should not have a Thionic horizon starting within the ≤50 cm from the soil surface according to the IUSS Working Group WRB.

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  1. Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey

    Hasan Özcan, Hüseyin Ekinci, Ali Sungur & Timuçin Everest

  2. Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, University of Harran, Şanlıurfa, Turkey

    Mehmet Ali Çullu

  3. Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, University of Gaziosmanpaşa, Tokat, Turkey

    Hikmet Günal

  4. Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Siirt University, Siirt, Turkey

    Mesut Budak

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Özcan, H. et al. (2018). Solonchaks and Solonchak-Like Soils. In: Kapur, S., Akça, E., Günal, H. (eds) The Soils of Turkey. World Soils Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64392-2_18

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