Integrated Management of Salt Affected Soils in Agriculture
Incorporation of Soil Salinity Control Methods
- 1st Edition - September 25, 2015
- Authors: Nesreen Houssein Ahmen Abou-Baker, Ebtisam Abdelmohsen El-Dardiry
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 4 1 6 5 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 4 1 6 8 - 0
Integrated Management of Salt Affected Soils in Agriculture is a concise guide to evaluating and addressing soil issues related to saline content. Methods focused, the book comb… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIntegrated Management of Salt Affected Soils in Agriculture is a concise guide to evaluating and addressing soil issues related to saline content. Methods focused, the book combines agricultural and soil-based insights to efficiently remediate salt-affected soil.
Environmental stress conditions such as salinity have a devastating impact on plant growth and yield, causing considerable loss to agricultural production worldwide. Soil salinity control prevents soil degradation by salinization and reclaim already saline soils. This book will help develop the proper management procedures, to solve problems of crop production on salt-affected soils.
- Provides both agricultural science and soil science perspectives on soil salinity
- Identifies differences in salt-affected soils and appropriate remediation options
- Includes methodologies based on existing scenario and targeted outcomes
Researchers and advanced students in agricultural soil remediation, soil quality, crop production, and extension teams seeking alternative cropping options
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Salt-Affected Soil Definition and Types
- 1.1 Salt-Affected Soils Definition
- 1.2 Types of Salt-Affected Soils
- Chapter 2. Features, Nature, and Distribution of Salt-Affected Soils
- 2.1 Features of Salt-Affected Soils
- 2.2 Nature and Distribution of Salt-Affected Soils
- Chapter 3. Soil Salinization and Sodification Factors
- 3.1 Natural Factors
- 3.2 Anthropogenic Factors
- Chapter 4. Effect of Salinity on Soil Microorganisms, Plant Growth, and Yield
- 4.1 Effect of Salinity on Soil Microorganisms
- 4.2 Effect of Salinity on Plant Growth and Yield
- Chapter 5. Management and Rehabilitation of Salt-Affected Soils
- 5.1 Scraping and Removal of Surface Soil
- 5.2 Replacement of Sodium in the Soil
- 5.3 Leaching Plus Artificial Drainage
- 5.4 Irrigation Water Management
- 5.5 Mulch Management
- Chapter 6. Crop Management on Salt-Affected Soils
- 6.1 Selection of Tolerant Crops and Rotation
- 6.2 Seeds Pretreatment
- 6.3 Halophytes
- Chapter 7. Mineral and Organic Amendments of Salt-Affected Soils
- 7.1 Balanced Fertilization
- 7.2 Organic Amendments
- 7.3 Silicates
- 7.4 Polymers (Hydrogel)
- 7.5 Zeolite
- 7.6 Halophilic Microorganisms
- Chapter 8. Genetic Engineering and Economic Aspects
- 8.1 Genetic Engineering
- 8.2 Economic Aspects
- Summary and Conclusions
- References
- No. of pages: 78
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 25, 2015
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128041659
- eBook ISBN: 9780128041680
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