Soil solution studies in solonetz soils: review of the results

Abstract

The article provides an overview of the main results of research devoted to soil solutions of solonetz soils obtained by centrifugation, pressing, displacement by a replacement fluid and lysimetry. Due to the difficulties of extracting soil solution from the dense horizons of solonetz soils, the available publications are few. Nevertheless, recently there has been increasing interest to such research, especially at the interface of pedogenesis and hydrogeology, in order to get a better insight into soil processes as shaped by landscape specifics. Since many aspects of solonetz genesis and melioration are still poorly understood, detailed studies of soil solutions in solonetz soils are urgently needed.