Download or read book Research Developments in Saline Agriculture written by Jagdish Chander Dagar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments written by Katarzyna Negacz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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"--
Download or read book Saline Agriculture written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Saline Agriculture written by National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Saline Agriculture in Developing Countries and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Innovative Saline Agriculture written by J.C. Dagar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Developments in Soil Salinity Assessment and Reclamation written by Shabbir A. Shahid and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 827 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments written by Katarzyna Negacz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Diagnosis and Improvement of Saline and Alkali Soils written by L. E. Allison and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guideline for Salinity Assessment Mitigation and Adaptation Using Nuclear and Related Techniques written by Mohammad Zaman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-28 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book is an outcome of the collaboration between the Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, and Dr. Shabbir A Shahid, Senior Salinity Management Expert, Freelancer based in United Arab Emirates.The objective of this book is to develop protocols for salinity and sodicity assessment and develop mitigation and adaptation measures to use saline and sodic soils sustainably. The focus is on important issues related to salinity and sodicity and to describe these in an easy and user friendly way. The information has been compiled from the latest published literature and from the authors’ publications specific to the subject matter. The book consists of six chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the terms salinity and sodicity and describes various salinity classification systems commonly used around the world. Chapter 2 reviews global distribution of salinization and socioeconomic aspects related to salinity and crop production. Chapters 3 covers comprehensively salinity and sodicity adaptation and mitigation options including physical, chemical, hydrological and biological methods. Chapter 4 discusses the efforts that have been made to demonstrate the development of soil salinity zones under different irrigation systems. Chapter 5 discusses the quality of irrigation water, boron toxicity and relative tolerance to boron, the effects of chlorides on crops. Chapter 6 introduces the role of nuclear techniques in saline agriculture.
Download or read book Salinity Environment Plants Molecules written by André Läuchli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In biology, the very big global and thevery small molecular issues currently appear to be in the limelight ofpublic interest and research funding policies. They are in danger of drifting apart from each other. They apply very coarse and very fine scaling, respectively, but coherence is lost when the various intermediate levels of different scales are neglected. Regarding SALINITY we are clearly dealing with a global problem, which due to progressing salinization of arable land is of vital interest for society. Explanations and basic understanding as well as solutions and remedies may finally lie at the molecular level. It is a general approach in science to look for understanding of any system under study at the next finer (or "lower") level of scaling. This in itself shows that we need a whole ladder of levels with increasingly finer steps from the global impact to the molecular bases of SALINITY relations. It is in this vein that the 22 chapters of this book aim at providing an integrated view of SALINITY.
Download or read book Advances in the Assessment and Monitoring of Salinization and Status of Biosaline Agriculture written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Fao Inter-Departmental Working Group. This book was released on 2009 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Soil Salinity Management in Agriculture written by Suresh Kumar Gupta and published by Innovations in Agricultural &. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Preface 1 -- Preface 2 -- Warning/Disclaimer -- Book Endorsement -- Other Books on Agricultural and Biological Engineering -- About the Editor -- About the Senior Editor-in-Chief -- Editorial -- PART I: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS IN SALINITY MANAGEMENT -- 1: Emerging Trends in Salinity Research: An Indian Perspective -- 2: Living with Salts in Irrigation Water -- 3: Coastal Ecosystems: Risk Factors for Development and Threats Due to Climate Change -- 4: Ground Water Contamination: Recent Advances in Identifying Sources -- PART II: TOLERANCE TO SOIL SALINITY -- 5: Physiology of Salt Tolerance of Salvadora persica and Halophytic Grasses in Saline Vertisols: A Review -- 6: Effect of Soil Salinization on Plant Growth and Physiology of Plectranthus Species -- 7: Effect of Salinity Stress on Growth Parameters and Metabolites of Medicinal Plants: A Review -- PART III: SOIL SALINITY MANAGEMENT IN CROP PRODUCTION -- 8: Bacterial-Mediated Amelioration Processes to Plants Under Salt Stress: A Review -- 9: Sustainable Reclamation and Management of Sodic Soils: Farmers' Participatory Approaches -- 10: Pokkali Rice Cultivation in India: A Technique for Multi-Stress Management -- 11: Prevention, Reclamation and Management of Acid and Acid Sulfate Soils -- 12: Nutrient Management for Sustained Crop Productivity in Sodic Soils: A Review -- Index
Download or read book Saline Agriculture for Irrigated Land in Pakistan written by R. H. Qureshi and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Salt affected Soils and Marginal Waters written by Ranbir Chhabra and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Production Research Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Crop and Forage Production Using Saline Waters written by M. Kafi and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salinity becomes a problem in Semiarid and arid and arid regions of the world, posing major challange to provide food for the rapidly increasing population. Inappropriate agricultural practies have resulted in increasing saline waters and saline lands, which are worthless for conventional agriculture. Excess salts accumulate in the root zone, prevents water absorption from surrounding soil and lowering the amount of water available to the plant. The most likely effect of salinity on plants is stunted growth, and physical damage or mortality may be caused at higher salt concentration. Researches conducted in last few decades reveal hundreds of salt tolerant plants in the world most of which could be utilized as cash crops using novel ideas and technologies. However, there is still a need to develop technology of saline agriculture suited to the different ecosystems of the world and major efforts are required to domesticate them using modern technology. This publication, through its 27 chapters exposes the difficulty of squeezing agricultural output, faced by mostly dry and saline parts of the world due to scarcity of clean water and fertile land for crop production. The volume also provides a facinating view on the safeguards and remedies to overcome this problem by means of modern techniques and natural resistant phenomenon of the flora in itself. The volume is chiefly based on the discussions and presentation during the International workshop on Crop and Forage Production using Saline Waters in Dry Areas held in Birjand, Iran during 7-10 May, 2006. The information presented herein would hopefully serve as a valuable reference material for the professionals and those who are actively involved in agriculture, research and management of crop production in dry and saline areas. Contents Chapter 1: Sustainable Utilization of Halophytes and the Significance of that Concept for Future Generation by Helmut Lieth; Chapter 2: Potentials of Using Saline Soils and Waters for Forage Production in Dry Regions by H Tavakoli, I Filehkesh, V Kashki and J Bashtini; Chapter 3: Gainful Utilization of Salt Affected Lands: Prospects and precautions by Raziuddin Ansair, M Ajmal Khan and Bilquees Gul; Chapter 4: Molecular View on Determinants and Effectors of Halophytic Salt Tolerance: A Case study on Suaeda aegyptiaca by H Askari and M Kafi; Chapter 5: Nuclear Techniques Aided Studies for Sustainable Bimass Production in Salt Affected Soils Using Haloculture Method by J Rastegari and M Farhangi-Sabet; Chapter 6: Water Uptake by Roots and Crops Salt Tolerance Under Brackish Irrigation as Affected by Root Environment by U W E Schleiff; Chapter 7: Investigation of Crop Production Potentiality of Saline Lands by M Dehghani, G Hadarbadi, A Nasrabady, Mohamad and E Kyham; Chapter 8: Ecosystems as Accelerators of the Energy Flow from the Earth Surface by Helmut Lieth; Chapter 9: Chemical Composition and Digestible Parameters of Various by A Riasi and M Danesh Mesgaran; Chapter 10: Halophytes Genetics of Tolerance to Water Stress and Salinity in Crop Plant by B Sharma; Chapter 11: Kochia (Kochia scoparia): To Be or Not To Be by M J Al-Ahmadi and M Kafi; Chapter 12: Effect of Nitrogen and Phosphorous Fertilizers on the Growth of Some Halophytic Forage by M Karimi, S A M Cheraghi, M H Banakar and S H Ismail; Chapter 13: Evaluation of Promising Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L) Lines/Varieties in Saline Condition by M H Saberi, A Azari Naserabad and H Tajalli; Chapter 14: Panicum antidotale: A Potential Grass for Salt Affected Soils by Mansoor Hameed and Muhammad Ashraf; Chapter 15: Salt Sensitivity of Wheat at Germination Stage by G H Ranjbar, S A M Cheraghi and M H Banakar; Chapter 16: Agriculture Sector of the Benenese Economy by A D T E Christophe; Chapter 17: Biosaline Agriculture in Pakistan by M Ajmal Khan; Chapter 18: Crop and Forage Production Using Saline Waters in Dry Areas by L Y Win; Chapter 19: Crop Production in Salinity Affected Areas in Sri Lanka by A A Y Amarasinghe; Chapter 20: Current Status of Saline Agriculture in Iran by M Kafi, M Jami Al Ahmadi and G R Zamani; Chapter 21: Ecology and Economic Potential of Halophytes: by A Case Study from Turkey by M Ozturk, A Guvensen and S Giicel; Chapter 22: Forage Production and Management in Dryland Areas of Uganda by E N Sabiiti, S K Mugasi and S Katuromunda; Chapter 23: Indigenous Knowledge and Agriculture Development in Semi-arid Southeastern Indonesia by Benyamin Lakitan; Chapter 24: Saline Water Use in Agriculture: Highlights of Indian Reseearch by R K Trivedy; Chapter 25: Salinity and Use of Saline Waters for Irrigation in Crops and Forages in Cuba by Aurelio Alvarez Menedez; Chapter 26: Salinity Development in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka: A Review by M M M Najim and K P K Jayakody; Chapter 27: Some Forage Substitutes for the State of Qatar by Yassin M Ibrahim
Download or read book Handbook for saline soil management written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook has been prepared for the training workshop on innovative methods of amelioration and use of salt-affected soils, which takes place in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in September 2017. This workshop is conducted within the framework of the Implementation Plan of the Eurasian Soil Partnership, which is a sub-regional affiliation of the Global Soil Partnership. The main goals of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) and Regional Soil Partnerships (RSPs) include the development of global and regional plans of action for the sustainable management and monitoring of limited soil resources as a key element, as well as the maintenance of food security and ecological services of soils. The RSPs rely on the existing regional networks that connect the national and local networks, partners, projects and measures to ensure that the interests of all member countries of the partnership are taken into account. A RSP should give directives for the development of regional targets, priorities and ìrequred mechanisms of implementation and also undertake regular assessments of progress in reaching goals and accomplishing the tasks. The Eurasian Region covers Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus and includes the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The Eurasian Region is diverse in terms of climatic conditions, soils, flora and fauna, land use and human activities. Soil degradation is a serious problem within this region, with its most destructive consequences including salinization, erosion, loss of soil organic matter, nutrients and biodiversity as well as soil compaction. Soil salinization presents a serious challenge that requires co-ordination between countries that share common water and land resources. International co-operation is also needed to attract and manage investment into water and land resources. It should be emphasized that salinization is both the cause and the result of other agricultural problems. Combating salinization should, together with other measures for achieving the sustainable intensification of agriculture, be considered as a basis for food security..
