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Which soil test parameter, calculated as the ratio of exchangeable sodium to the total cation exchange capacity of the soil expressed as a percentage, is used to classify a soil as sodic when its value exceeds 15%, distinguishing sodic soils from saline soils on the basis of sodium's proportional dominance among exchangeable cations rather than total salt concentration?
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