Characterization of saline soil for the halophytes of largest inland saline wetland of India using geospatial technology

Naik RAJASHREE; Sharma LAXMI KANT; Singh AVINASH

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Characterization of saline soil for the halophytes of largest inland saline wetland of India using geospatial technology

Special Section on Salt Lake Research | Updated：2024-10-14

- Characterization of saline soil for the halophytes of largest inland saline wetland of India using geospatial technology
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 41, Issue 4, Pages: 1277-1291(2023)
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  Department of Environmental Science, School of Earth Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Ajmer 305817, India
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  laxmikant_evs@curaj.ac.in
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- Received：01 April 2022，
  
  Accepted：27 June 2022，
  
  Online First：19 October 2022，
  
  Published：01 July 2023
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RAJASHREE Naik,LAXMI KANT Sharma,AVINASH Singh.Characterization of saline soil for the halophytes of largest inland saline wetland of India using geospatial technology[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2023,41(04):1277-1291.
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RAJASHREE Naik,LAXMI KANT Sharma,AVINASH Singh.Characterization of saline soil for the halophytes of largest inland saline wetland of India using geospatial technology[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2023,41(04):1277-1291. DOI：

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About 23% of the surface area and 44% of the volume of all the lakes are occupied by saline lakes in the world. Importantly

agricultural diversion

illegal encroachment

pollution

and invasive species could cause these lakes to dry up completely or partially by 2025. Illegal saltpan encroachment is causing Sambhar

India’s largest saline lake

to shrink by 4.23% every decade. This study aims to characterize the soil parameters where halophytes are growing. A literature survey was conducted for halophytes and soil characteristics. The study area was divided into four zones for stratified random sampling. Soil sampling was conducted in February 2021. The soil indicators for halophyte selected were pH

electrical conductivity

moisture

salinity

organic carbon

and organic matter. The obtained results were interpolated in the geospatial platform for soil characteristic mapping. It is found that no research is conducted on halophytes of the lake. Studies on soil are also inconsistent and only six common parameters could be identified. Results show that the pH ranged 9.37–7.66

electrical conductivity was 16.1–0.38

moisture 23.37%–1.2%

organic carbon 3.29%–0.15%

organic matter 5.6%–0.2%

and salinity 8.86%–0.72%. Though these results show improved condition as compared to last few years

in long term

the lake is desiccating. During the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030)

if these causes are not addressed

the ecosystem may completely dry up.

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