Soil and water salinity and associated problems are a major challenge for global food
production. Strategies to cope with salinity include a better understanding of the impacts of …

This chapter focuses on how plants respond to salinity and toxic elements (ie, Na+, G, and
B), the various factors that influence plant response to salinity, and the extent to which …

This publication opens with the inevitable introduction, moves on to the present traditional
approach to breeding for yield stability, and then enumerates a detailed discussion of the …

Guidelines are presented for the safe use of saline waters for crop production while
promoting water conservation and environmental protection. Emphasis is on the avoidance …

Now in its third edition, this textbook gives a comprehensive account of soil physics with
emphasis on field applications for students and research workers engaged in water …

Plant growth and development are adversely affected by salinity–a major environmental
stress that limits agricultural production. This chapter provides an overview of the …

As noted in previous chapters of this manual, the quality of irrigation water is an important
factor in determining sustainability of agriculture on salt-impaired lands. For a number of …

A considerable amount of data is available regarding the effect of soil salinity on crop yield.
Most of the data was obtained under uniform spatial and temporal distribution of salts, at …

Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is rated as moderately salt tolerant and it can produce
profitable crops on saline soils. It is slightly more tolerant of salinity than barley but is more …

Despite the intensive management practices available to modern agriculture, drought and
salinity are still major constraints on crop production and food security. Yield losses to …