Saline Soil-based Agriculture by Halotolerant Microorganisms

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kumar, Manoj (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Etesami, Hassan (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kumar, Vivek (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Agriculture.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Plant breeding.; Environmental management.; Microbial ecology.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Environmental Management.; Microbial Ecology.

This book discusses the role of salt in current agricultural approaches, including the low salt tolerance of agricultural crops and trees, impact of saline soils, and salt-resistant plants. Halophytes are extremely salt tolerant plants, which are able to grow and survive under salt at concentrations...