Research Developments In Saline Agriculture

Author : Jagdish Chander Dagar,Rajender Kumar Yadav,Parbodh Chander Sharma
Publisher : Springer
Page : 926 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811358326

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Research Developments in Saline Agriculture by Jagdish Chander Dagar,Rajender Kumar Yadav,Parbodh Chander Sharma Pdf

Soil and water salinity is a major challenge for the agricultural community and policy makers in terms of meeting the burgeoning population’s demand for food and other agricultural commodities. In coastal regions, climate change and sea level rise will aggravate the problem with more and more areas becoming saline due to intrusion of sea water. As such there is a pressing need for modern tools and innovative techniques for the identification of salty soils and poor-quality waters, crop production, soil reclamation and lowering the water table in waterlogged areas. Tackling next-generation problems such as contamination of soil and underground water due to fluoride and arsenic, as well as developing multi-stress tolerant crops is also a high priority. Further, techniques for domesticating halophytes, mangrove-based aquacultures, using seaweed cultures as agricultural crops and integrated farming systems need to be perfected. This book addresses all these aspects in detail, highlighting the diverse solutions to tackle the complex problem of salinity and waterlogging and safer management of poor-quality waters. With chapters written by leading experts, it is a valuable resource for researchers planning future investigations, policy makers, farmers and other stakeholders, and for students wanting insights into vital issues of environment.

Author : National Research Council,Office of International Affairs,Board on Science and Technology for International Development
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1990-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309041898

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Saline Agriculture by National Research Council,Office of International Affairs,Board on Science and Technology for International Development Pdf

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Saline Agriculture in Developing Countries
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UCAL:B5040961

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Saline Agriculture by National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Saline Agriculture in Developing Countries Pdf

Author : Katarzyna Negacz
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Science
ISBN : 1003112323

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Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments by Katarzyna Negacz Pdf

"Food production on present and future saline soils deserves the world's attention particularly because food security is a pressing issue, millions of hectares of degraded soils are available worldwide, fresh water is becoming increasingly scarce, and the global sea-level rise threatens food production in fertile coastal lowlands. Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments aims to showcase the global potential of saline agriculture. Covering essential topics, such as policy and awareness, soil management, future crops and genetic developments, all supplemented by case studies that show how this knowledge has been applied. This book creates an overview of current research themes and practical cases focused on enhancing food production on saline lands"--

Author : Katarzyna Negacz,Pier Vellinga,Edward Barrett-Lennard,Redouane Choukr-Allah,Theo Elzenga
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000401141

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Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments by Katarzyna Negacz,Pier Vellinga,Edward Barrett-Lennard,Redouane Choukr-Allah,Theo Elzenga Pdf

Food production on present and future saline soils deserves the world’s attention particularly because food security is a pressing issue, millions of hectares of degraded soils are available worldwide, freshwater is becoming increasingly scarce, and the global sea-level rise threatens food production in fertile coastal lowlands. Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments aims to showcase the global potential of saline agriculture. The book covers the essential topics, such as policy and awareness, soil management, future crops, and genetic developments, all supplemented by case studies that show how this knowledge has been applied. It offers an overview of current research themes and practical cases focused on enhancing food production on saline lands. FEATURES Describes the critical role of the revitalization of salt-degraded lands in achieving sustainability in agriculture on a global scale Discusses practical solutions toward using drylands and delta areas threatened by salinity for sustainable food production Presents strategies for adaptation to climate change and sea-level rise through food production under saline conditions Addresses the diverse aspects of crop salt tolerance and microbiological associations Highlights the complex problem of salinity and waterlogging and safer management of poor-quality water, supplemented by case studies A PDF version of this book is available for free in Open Access at www.taylorfrancis.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : J.C. Dagar,P.C. Sharma,D.K. Sharma,A.K. Singh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9788132227700

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Innovative Saline Agriculture by J.C. Dagar,P.C. Sharma,D.K. Sharma,A.K. Singh Pdf

The land degradation due to salinity and waterlogging is a global phenomenon, afflicting about one billion hectares within the sovereign borders of at least 75 countries. Besides staring at the food security, it has far reaching and unacceptable socio-economic consequences since a large proportion of this land is inhabited by smallholder farmers. The anthropogenic-environmental changes and the climate change are further adding to the problem of salinity and waterlogging. The phenomenon of sea-level rise will bring more areas under waterlogged salinity due to inundation by sea water. Thus, dealing with the salinity in reality is becoming a highly onerous task owing to its complex nature, uncertainty and differential temporal and spatial impacts. Nevertheless, with the need to provide more food, feed, fuel, fodder and fiber to the expanding population, and non-availability of new productive land, there is a need for productivity enhancement of these lands. In fact, the salt-affected and waterlogged lands cannot be neglected since huge investments have been made throughout the world in the development of irrigation and drainage infrastructure. The social, economic and environmental costs being high for theon-and/off-farm reclamation techniques, saline agriculture including agroforestry inculcated with modern innovative techniques, is now emerging as a potential tool not only for arresting salinity and waterlogging but for other environmental services like mitigate climate change, sequester carbon and biodiversity restoration. This publication attempts to address a wide range of issues, principles and practices related to the salinity involved in rehabilitation of waterlogged saline soils and judicious use of saline waters including sea water. Many of the site specific case studies typical to the saline environment including coastal ecologies sustaining productivity, rendering environmental services, conserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change have been described in detail. Written by leading researchers and experts of their own fields, the book is a must, not only for salinity experts but also for policy makers, environmentalists, students and educationists alike. More importantly, it contributes to reversing the salinity trends and teaches to sustain with salinity ensuring the livelihood of resource-poor farming families leaving in harsh ecologies including coastal areas which are more vulnerable to climate change.

Author : Shabbir A. Shahid,Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah,Faisal K. Taha
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789400756847

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Developments in Soil Salinity Assessment and Reclamation by Shabbir A. Shahid,Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah,Faisal K. Taha Pdf

The papers assembled here cover topics such as technological advances in soil salinity mapping and monitoring, management and reclamation of salt-affected soils, use of marginal quality water for crop production, salt-tolerance mechanisms in plants, biosaline agriculture and agroforestry, microbiological interventions for marginal soils, opportunities and challenges in using marginal waters, and soil and water management in irrigated agriculture.

Author : Katarzyna Negacz,Pier Vellinga,Edward Barrett-Lennard,Redouane Choukr-Allah,Josephus Theodorus Maria Elzenga
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Biosaline resources
ISBN : 0367631474

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Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments by Katarzyna Negacz,Pier Vellinga,Edward Barrett-Lennard,Redouane Choukr-Allah,Josephus Theodorus Maria Elzenga Pdf

Food production on present and future saline soils deserves the world's attention particularly because food security is a pressing issue, millions of hectares of degraded soils are available worldwide, freshwater is becoming increasingly scarce, and the global sea-level rise threatens food production in fertile coastal lowlands. Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments aims to showcase the global potential of saline agriculture. The book covers the essential topics, such as policy and awareness, soil management, future crops, and genetic developments, all supplemented by case studies that show how this knowledge has been applied. It offers an overview of current research themes and practical cases focused on enhancing food production on saline lands. FEATURES Describes the critical role of the revitalization of salt-degraded lands in achieving sustainability in agriculture on a global scale Discusses practical solutions toward using drylands and delta areas threatened by salinity for sustainable food production Presents strategies for adaptation to climate change and sea-level rise through food production under saline conditions Addresses the diverse aspects of crop salt tolerance and microbiological associations Highlights the complex problem of salinity and waterlogging and safer management of poor-quality water, supplemented by case studies A PDF version of this book is available for free in Open Access at www.taylorfrancis.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Fao Inter-Departmental Working Group
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biosaline resources
ISBN : IND:30000111263491

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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.

Author : Suresh Kumar Gupta,Megh Raj Goyal
Publisher : Apple Academic Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1774630397

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Soil Salinity Management in Agriculture by Suresh Kumar Gupta,Megh Raj Goyal Pdf

This important volume, Soil Salinity Management in Agriculture, addresses the crucial issue of soil salinity of potential farmland and provides a comprehensive picture of the saline environment and plant interactions, along with management and reclamation methods and policies. With contributions from researchers from the fields of agricultural chemistry, soil science, biotechnology, agronomy, environmental sciences, and plant breeding and genetics, the volume emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach.

Author : Ranbir Chhabra
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030784355

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Salt-affected Soils and Marginal Waters by Ranbir Chhabra Pdf

This book presents systematic scientific appraisal, classification, genesis and viable technologies for reclamation and management of salt-affected soils and marginal quality waters across India and several other countries. Nature, solubility and geo-chemical mobility of salts have been provided as basis for the development of alkali and saline soils and groundwaters under specific agro-hydro-ecological regions. Chemical amendment (gypsum) based reclamation technology of alkali soils and related pre and post-reclamation water, nutrient and crop management interventions, including re-sodification issues have been comprehensively addressed. Features and operational guidelines of surface, subsurface, vertical and bio-drainage systems have been thoroughly discussed; likewise, amelioration of irrigation induced saline soils in inland and coastal regions and preventive measures for control of salinity and waterlogging along with environmental trade-offs. Practical approaches for amelioration and judicious use of saline, alkali, high SAR- saline and waste waters have been synthesized for different cropping and agro- forestry systems. Emerging issues on use of industrial by-products as amendments for alkali soils, physiological aspects of salt resistance, anatomical and biochemical mechanism of submergence tolerance, specific ion effects of poor quality waters, crop diversification, groundwater recharge, rejuvenation of tsunami affected coastal soils, safety against occurrence of poisonous gas in tube well pits, paddy straw burning and others have been adequately deliberated upon. Combining scientific principles with field experiences, the book is expected to serve as a useful knowledge base for research workers, teachers and students of soil science, agronomy, plant breeding, forestry, irrigation engineering, extension workers, environmentalists and planners associated with reclamation and management of salt affected soils and waters on sustainable basis in developing and developed countries.

Author : Helmut Lieth,A.A. Al Masoom
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401118606

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Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants by Helmut Lieth,A.A. Al Masoom Pdf

The Symposium on high salinity tolerant plants, held at the University of Al Ain in December 1990, dealt primarily with plants tolerating salinity levels exceeding that of ocean water and which at the same time are promising for utilization in agriculture or forestry. These plants could be very useful for a country like the UAE where fresh water resources are very scarce and the groundwater available at some places is already very salty. More than 60 million woody trees/shrubs have been planted so far and more are planned for the inland plains underlain with brackish groundwater. These species were no solution for the widely barren shoreline of the UAE. Here mangrove species were of potential use, and one species, Avicennia Marina, occurs widely and has been successfully planted for about a decade. Converting the tree plantations into economically useful cropping systems is still a problem requiring much research and development. The book deals in several sections with conventional irrigation systems using marginal water. The species used in these systems are mostly hybrids of conventional crops. The irrigation systems, however, have similar problems as may be expected for irrigation with seawater. Papers show the participants' experiments in this area. The volume serves as a link between scientists working for the improvement of classical irrigation systems and those interested in the application of a new dimension of salinity levels for irrigation water.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : MINN:30000010154825

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Production Research Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : L. E. Allison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Alkali lands
ISBN : CORNELL:31924073871992

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Diagnosis and Improvement of Saline and Alkali Soils by L. E. Allison Pdf

Author : Jagdish Chander Dagar,Paramjit Minhas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9788132226598

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Agroforestry for the Management of Waterlogged Saline Soils and Poor-Quality Waters by Jagdish Chander Dagar,Paramjit Minhas Pdf

Land degradation caused by salinity and waterlogging is a global problem afflicting about one billion hectares and endangering the food security of at least 75 countries. Since the social, economic and environmental costs of on and/off-farm reclamation techniques are high, agroforestry is now emerging as a potential tool, not only for arresting salinity and waterlogging, but also for other environmental services like mitigating climate change, sequestering carbon and restoring biodiversity. This publication addresses the vital issues, principles and practices related to rehabilitation using agroforestry and includes many site-specific case studies from a number of the world’s typical catchments. Written by leading researchers, the book is a must, not only for scientists whose research interests lie in soil salinity, waterlogging and poor-quality waters, but also policy makers, environmentalists, students, and educationists alike. More importantly, it contributes to reversing the salinity trends and ensuring the livelihoods of resource-poor farming families living in these harsh agro-ecosystems.