D. Kovács, T. Tóth, P. Marth, J. Szalai and L. Kuti. 2007. Relationship between yearly soil
salinity and groundwater depth dynamism and chemical composition at six monitoring
points. Cereal Research Communications. 35 (2) 649-652.

Abstract

Sustainability, that is following a lifestyle which maintains the values of natural
environment, but also satisfies the needs of the society is a requirement that we must
adapt to. Among such needs the first most important ones are the good quality drinking
water and food, which are not possible to obtain without good quality soil (Várallyay
2001). Among soil degradation forms, salinization is one of the most prevailing and most
serious, which occurs in natural conditions and on intensively cropped areas as well.
Because of the accumulation of soluble salts - mainly sodium salts - salt-affected soils
have unfavourable physical and chemical properties, and low fertility. Prevention of
human activity causing secondary salinization is a very important task, whereas
conservation of the unique vegetation and fauna of naturally salt-affected areas is also
necessary. Therefore we have to know the factors affecting the process of salt
accumulation, and we have to follow-up the salinization stage of the soils with
monitoring systems.
The aim of our work was to determine the importance of factors affecting soil salinization
compared to each other. Therefore the temporal change of soil salinity at 3-3 soil
sampling points was analysed, which represent contrasting situations in the study of
Kovács et al. 2006.