Which outcome occurs when excessive irrigation accelerates weathering?

💡 Explanation

Irrigation causes mobilization of salts through leaching. Capillary action then concentrates these salts at upper levels because water evaporates, therefore causing salinization, rather than improving soil structure or fertility, because erosion rates will tend to remain level or in fact rise.

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