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
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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