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Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evaporates, leaving behind salts and minerals. 

What are the effects of salinization on the irrigated land ? 

(a) It greatly increases the crop production 

(b) It makes some soils impermeable 

(c) It raises the water table 

(d) It fills the air spaces in the soil with water

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(b) Unless the salts and minerals are washed down into the groundwater, the sodium and other ions are absorbed by the colloidal clay particles. It leads to the deflocculating of the particles and the soil becomes structure less and impermeable to water.

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