alkaline soil

noun

a soil that gives a pH reaction of 8.5 or above, found esp in dry areas where the soluble salts, esp of sodium, have not been leached away but have accumulated in the B horizon of the soil profile

Words nearby alkaline soil

alkalimeter, alkalimetry, alkaline, alkaline earth, alkaline phosphatase, alkaline soil, alkaline tide, alkaline-ash diet, alkaline-earth metal, alkalinity, alkalinuria