Tóth, T., A. Ristolainen, V. Nagy, D. Kovács, and Cs. Farkas. 2006. Measurement of soil 
electrical properties for the characterization of the conditions of food chain 
element transport in soils. Part II. Classification of management units. Cereal 
Research Communications. 34: (No.1) 163-166. 

From the soil parameters studied in three transects with different land 
use, most evident was the effect of salinity. Thus, ECa measurements 
could be used to distinguish different vegetation classes according to 
their tolerance to salt. Field measurements suggest, that at locations, 
where ECa values exceed 100 mS m-1  
(ca 1 mS soil paste ec) only species tolerant to salt survive, while below 
that level areas might be suitable for cropping. In non-saline soils, soil 
water content, dependant on soil texture had the greatest effect on field 
measured ECa values. Generally higher ECa values should be expected on 
clayey soils. Also different cultivation practices differentiated in ECa 
because of differences in water uptake and fertilizer levels. Our results 
are readily available for those situations when the conditions for food 
chain element transport, such as soils with high or low hydraulic 
conductivity must be characterized and classified.