Biosaline Agriculture and Salinity Tolerance in Plants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Öztürk, Münir (Editor), Waisel, Yoav (Editor), Khan, M. Ajmal (Editor), Görk, Güven (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel, 2006.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Ecology.; Ecosystems.; Plant ecology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Physiology.

The availability of freshwater for agricultural use is declining in many areas of the world. This is the reason for the increasing use of lower quality or of saline water for crop production. Prolonged use of saline water severely affects the irrigated soils, which contributes to the global land deg...