Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : Saline soil has the characteristics of $\text{EC} > 4\text{ ds/m}$, $\text{ESP} > 15$, and $\text{pH} < 8.5$}
Statement (II) : Alkaline soils have the characteristics of $\text{EC} > 4\text{ ds/m}$, $\text{ESP} < 15$, and $\text{pH} > 8.5$}
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.