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The Effect of Soil Salinity and Acidity on The Leaves and Fruit of the berry plant
Organization(s):Arwa Bint Kuraiz intermediate Girls School at Al-Baha
Country:Saudi Arabia
Student(s):Arwa Mohammed Saleh Alzahrani
Anhar Abdullah Mohammed Alzahrani
Grade Level:Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14)
GLOBE Teacher:Nada Abdulaziz AL-Kenani
Contributors:Khaira Ali Saeed Alzahrani
Nada Abdulaziz Mansi Alkenani
Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report
Protocols:Soil Fertility, Soil pH, Conductivity, pH
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Language(s):English
Date Submitted:03/09/2020
Four experiments have been done on four selected sites. This was to study water and soil conductivity and its effect on plant growth.
We assumed that:
- Groundwater wells and Seawater desalination affect the growth of plants and fruit.
- Water and soil conductivity affect the PH values in the soil.
The results obtained were summarized as follows:
1- Seawater desalination affected the pH values for the soil more than groundwater wells.
2- Unlike groundwater wells, seawater desalination was one of the reasons leading to the fall of plants leaves.
3- Electrical conductivity of water played a role in the soil ph values.
4- The range of soil ph can greatly affect the growth of plants.
At the end of the study, we recommend the following:
Reducing the use of seawater desalination and replacing it with groundwater wells for irrigation of plants.