Increased rainfall may place saline/sodic soils on the tipping point of sustainability

Mehmet Emin Budak is a research engineer, Soil, Fertilizer and Water Resources Central Research Institute, Ankara, Turkey. David E. Clay is a distinguished professor of soil science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota. Sharon A. Clay is a distinguished professor in the Agronomy, Horticulture, and Plant Science Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota. Cheryl L. Reese is a senior lecturer, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota. Shaina Westhoff is a research associate, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota. Lance E. Howe is a Major Land Resource Areas (MLRA) soil survey office leader, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Redfield Soil Survey Office, Redfield, South Dakota. Rachel K. Owen is an adjunct professor, School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. Girma Birru is a research agronomist, Agroecosystem Management Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Lincoln, Nebraska. Yangbo He is an associate professor, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China. Zhichun Wang is a professor of soil salinity and sodicity, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China.