Improving crop productivity through saline agriculture : principles and practices

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Faruq, Golam (Author), Rosna Mat Taha (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, England : Koros c2016
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-316) and index 
505 0 |a 1. The salt of the earth: hazardous for food production -- 2. Origin, classification and distribution of salt-affected soils -- 3. Sodic soils and their management -- 4. Salinity problems of the dryland regions -- 5. Socio-economic considerations in reclamation and management of salt-affected soils -- 6. Turning food into fuel: GM drought tolerant soybean and its use in the production of biodiesel -- 7. Soybean and salt -- 8. Engineering salt tolerance in crop plants -- 9. Growth and yield of corn irrigated with saline water -- 10. Soil salinity management guide -- 11. Breeding for abiotic stresses for sustainable agriculture -- 12. Biotechnology for climate change adaptation of crops -- 13. Options for developing salt-tolerant crops-- 14. Biotechnology with salinity for coping in problem soils -- 15. Osmogenetics : Aristotle to Arabidopsis 
650 0 |a Crop improvement 
650 0 |a Sustainable agriculture 
700 0 |a Rosna Mat Taha ,   |e author 
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