Which outcome reduces agricultural productivity when irrigation raises water tables?

💡 Explanation

Salinization occurs because the raised water table enhances leaching, carrying dissolved salts upward; subsequent evaporation leaves salt deposits. This evaporative concentration increases soil salinity, therefore reducing productivity, rather than nutrient depletion or clay cementation which involve different mechanisms.

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