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Developments in Soil Salinity Assessment and Reclamation Innovative Thinking and Use of Marginal Soil and Water Resources in Irrigated Agriculture /

This important addition to the technical literature of ecology is a storehouse of information on marginal soils and waters from around the world. Soil salinity is considered the most important component of land degradation in arid and semi-arid regions, it is dynamic, spreading globally in over 100...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Shahid, Shabbir A. (Editor ), Abdelfattah, Mahmoud A. (Editor ), Taha, Faisal K. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
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  • Part I  High-tech in Soil Salinity Mapping and Monitoring
  • 1. Developments in Soil Salinity Assessment, Modeling, Mapping and Monitoring from Regional to Submicroscopic Scales
  • 2. Soil Salinity Modelling, Approaches and Key Issues
  • 3. Quantification of the Salt Content of Soils Under Different Climatic Conditions on a National Scale in South Africa
  • 4. Soil Salinizaion Assessment and Monitoring at Boe Klue District, Nan Province, Northern Thailand
  • 5. Soil Salinity Mapping Using Multi-Temporal Satellite Images in Agricultural Field of Syrdary Province of Uzbekistan
  • 6. The New Map of Soil Salinity and Regularities in Distribution of Salt-Affected Soils in Russia
  • 7. Soil Salinity Mapping in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt Using Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Techniques
  • 8. Spatial Variability of Soil Salinization as Judged from the Comparison of Soil Maps and Remote Sensing Materials for Different Years in Uzbekistan
  • 9. Soil Salinity in the Central Arid Region of Iran - Esfahan Province
  • 10. Mapping the Risk of Soil Salinization Using Electromagnetic Induction and Non-Parametric Geostatistics
  • 11. Spatiotemporal Variability and Mapping of Groundwater Salinity in Tadla: Geostatistical Approach
  • 12. Spatial Analysis Using a Proportional Effect Semivariogram Model
  • 13. Spatial Monitoring of Soil Salinity and Prospective Conservation Study for Sinnuris District Soils, Fayoum, Egypt
  • 14. Geographical Distribution of Soil Salinity, Alkalinity and Calcicity within Fayoum and Tamia Districts, Fayoum Governorate, Egypt
  • 15. Using Remotely-Sensed Soil Conductivity to Monitor Restoration Activities on Vernal Pools, Northern Great Basin, USA
  • 16. Mapping and Monitoring of Salt-Affected Soils Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System for the Reclamation of Canal Commanded Area of Jammu, India
  • Part II     Management and Reclamation of Salt-Affected Soils
  • 17. Management of Saline Lands in Oman: Learning to Live with Salinity
  • 18. Rice Production in Salt-Affected Soils of Pakistan Using Different Reclamation Techniques
  • 19. Marginal-Quality Water Use as an Ameliorant for Tile-Drained Saline-Sodic Soils in a Rice-Wheat Production System
  • 20. Reclamation of Degraded Vertisols Under Cassava in Arid Environments of India
  • 21. Sustainable Management of Salt Affected Soils and Poor Quality Ground Waters for Enhancing Crop Production
  • 22. Controlling Sodic Soil Erosion by Electrolytes and Polyacrylamide Application
  • 23. Practical, Productive and Environment Friendly Utilization of Different Categories of Salt-Affected Soils in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Pakistan
  • 24. The Reclamation Effects Should be Considered for Saline Soil Criteria in Soil Classification System
  • Part III Use of Marginal Quality Water for Crop Production
  • 25. Use of Marginal Quality Waters for Sustainable Crop Production
  • 26. Distichlis Spicata - A Salt and Drought Tolerant Plant Species with Minimum Water Requirements for Sustainable Agriculture in Desert Regions and Biological Reclamation of Desert Saline Soils
  • 27. Relative Salinity Tolerance of 35 Lolium spp. Cultivars for Urban Landscape and Forage Use
  • 28. Enhances the Quality of Turfgrasses with Saline Groundwater
  • 29. Plant Response to Saline Water Irrigation in a Sicilian Vineyard
  • 30. Yield and Growth Responses of Autochthonous Pearl Millet Ecotype (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) Under Saline Water Irrigation in Tunisia
  • 31. Use of Marginal Water for Salicornia bigelovii Torr. Planting in the United Arab Emirates
  • 32. Performance of Chenopodium quinoa Under Salt Stress
  • 33. Inducing Pea Plants for Conquering the Adverse Conditions of Saline Reclaimed Soils with Some Support Application
  • 34. Prospects of Crop and Forage Production in Coastal Saline Soils of Bangladesh
  • IV. Salt-Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants
  • 35. Salt Response of Some Halophytes with Potential Interest in Reclamation of Saline Soils - Gas Exchange, Water Use Efficiency and Defense Mechanism
  • 36. Salt Response of Halophytes with Potential Interest in Food Crops and Reclamation of Saline Soils, Growth, Water Relations, Mineral Content and Anatomical Adaptations
  • 37. Biology and Physiology of Avicennia Marina in the Coastal Conditions of Southern Morocco
  • V. Biosaline Agriculture and Agroforestry for Marginal Lands
  • 38. Integrating Agroforestry and Pastures for Soil Salinity Management in Dryland Ecosystems in Aral Sea Basin
  • 39. Atriplex Production under Saline Soil and Saline Irrigation Practices
  • 40. Exploring Saline Lands Improvement through Testing Leptochloa Fusca and Sporobolus Virginicus in Egypt
  • 41. Improvement of Soil Quality through Agro-Forestry System for Central Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh India
  • VI.  Microbiological Interventions for Marginal Soils and Water Resources
  • 42. Bacterial Exo-Polysaccharides: A Biological Tool for the Reclamation of Salt-Affected Soils
  • VII. Opportunities and Challenges in Using Marginal Waters
  • 43. Agriculture Use of Marginal Water in Egypt: Opportunities and Challenges
  • 44. Marginal Water in Agriculture and Food Crisis in Sub Sahara Africa
  • VIII. Water Quality, Soil and Water Management in Irrigated Agriculture
  • 45. Water Quality of Medjerda Wadi used for Irrigation Purpose (Eastern Algeria)
  • 46. Exploring Soil Salinity Management in Entisols using Trickle Irrigation System
  • 47. Suitability of Surface Water from Mouillah Wadi Of Algeria for Irrigation Purposes
  • 48. Water Use Efficiency for Leaching Saline Sodic Clayey Soils, Case Study- Tina Plain Area of Egypt
  • 49.The Performamce of Sunflower, Turnip and Forage Corn  in Uptaking Some Essential Elements and Cadmium under Wastewater Irrigation
  • 50. Sustainable Agriculture through Integrated Soil Fertility Management on Degraded Lands
  • 51. Use of Conservation Tillage System in Semiarid Region to Ensure Wheat Food Security in Pakistan
  • 52. Effect of Salinity and Bentonite on the Characteristics of Mineral Soil and Behavior of Leguminous Plants (Vicia Faba L.)
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index.