Research developments in saline agriculture. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jagdish Chander Dagar, Rajender Kumar Yadav, Parbodh Chander Sharma, editors.
• Editors: Dagar, J. C; Yadav, Rajender Kumar; Sharma, P. C (Parbodh Chander)
• Contents: Part 1. Introduction, History and Perspectives -- Chapter 1. Historical perspectives and dynamics of nature, extent, classification and management of salt-affected soils and waters -- Chapter 2. A brief review on soil salinity mapping by optical and radar remote sensing -- Chapter 3. Synergy between Sentinel-MSI and Landsat-OLI to support high temporal frequency for soil salinity monitoring in an arid landscape -- Chapter 4. Modern technologies for diagnosis and prognosis of salt-affected soils and poor-quality waters -- Part 2. Drivers, Stressors and Indicators -- Chapter 5. Salinity tolerance indicator -- Chapter 6. Soil-plant-microbes interactions in salt-affected soils -- Chapter 7. Salt tolerant microbes in mangroves: ecological role and bioprospecting potential -- Chapter 8. The current understanding of mangrove forests of India -- Part 3. Salinization Mechanisms and Impacts -- Chapter 9. Causes and management of root-zone salinity and sodicity in the arid west Texas: field scale experience -- Chapter 10. Salinity induced physiological and molecular responses of halophytes -- Chapter 11. Characterization and problems of saline-sodic Vertisols and their management options -- Chapter 12. Carbon dynamics in salt-affected soils -- Chapter 13. Engineered polymeric and nano-materials for taming salty soils and waters used for crop production -- Chapter 14. Potential pollutants in soil system: impacts and remediation -- Chapter 15. Groundwater pollution through different contaminants: Indian scenario -- Chapter 16. Tree-based systems for enhancing environmental services of saline environments -- Part 4. Management Opportunities and Strategies -- Chapter 17. Identification, evaluation and domestication of alternative crops for saline environments -- Chapter 18. Engineering and biological approaches for drainage of irrigated lands in India -- Chapter 19. Reclamation of salt-affected soils in drylands of Ethiopia: a review -- Chapter 20. Reviving the productivity of sal t-affected lands: Technological options, constraints and research needs -- Chapter 21. Coastal saline soils of India: problems, reclamative measures and management strategies -- Chapter 22. Agro-interventions for sustainable management of salt-affected Vertisols in India -- Chapter 23. Saline agroforestry- a hanging fruit for saline waterlogged ecologies -- Chapter 24. Fruit and vegetable-based saline agricultural systems for nutritional and livelihood security -- Chapter 25. Integrated farming system approach for managing saline and waterlogged ecologies -- Chapter 26. Use of poor-quality waters for agricultural production -- Chapter 27. Management of sodic waters in agriculture -- Part 5. Impact Assessment, Policies and Socio-economic Issues -- Chapter 28. Approaches and methodologies to socio-economic synergies with ecological sciences -- Chapter 29. Management of salt-affected soil: Gender and socioeconomic dimensions for sustainable livelihoods -- Chapter 30. Autonomous adaptation strategies to multiple stressors: a case study with marginal communities in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India -- Chapter 31. Future research needs: way forward for combating salinity in climate change scenario.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 631.42; Soil salinization; Soils, Salts in; Water salinization; Halophytes; Biosaline resources; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811358326
• Related ISBNs: 981135832X; 9789811358319; 9811358311
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 27, 2019).
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