Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Fao Inter-Departmental Working Group
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biosaline resources
ISBN : IND:30000111263491
Advances in the Assessment and Monitoring of Salinization and Status of Biosaline Agriculture by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf
Soil salinization and sodication have been identified as major processes of land degradation and loss of agricultural production. The high costs of measuring salinization and sodication, as well as inconsistencies in data collection and reporting methods, have resulted in incomplete – and often contradictory – information on the extent and distribution of salt-affected soils at country, regional and global levels. Nevertheless, scientists and government authorities consider that the problem is extensive and growing. The causes of salinity/sodicity, which vary between countries and regions, need to be identified, assessed and monitored carefully so that they can be managed and controlled.