Food production on present and future saline soils deserves the world's attention particularly because food security is a pressing issue, millions of hectares of degraded soils are available world-wide, fresh water is becoming increasingly scarce, and the global sea-level rise threatens food production in fertile coastal lowlands. Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments aims to showcase the global potential of saline agriculture. Covering essential topics such as policy and awareness, soil management, future crops and genetic developments all supplemented by case studies that show how this knowledge gets applied. This book creates an overview of current research themes and practical cases focused on enhancing food production on saline lands. Key Features: Describes the critical role of chemistry in efforts to achieve sustainability in agriculture on a global scale. Discusses next-generation problems such as contamination of soil and underground water due to fluoride and arsenic, as well as developing multi-stress tolerant crops. Addresses the growing of crops on saline soils in the context of climate change and in consideration of environmental aspects Highlights the diverse solutions to tackle the complex problem of salinity and waterlogging and safer management of poor-quality waters, supplemented by case studies The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780367621469 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367621469
Author Katarzyna Negacz
Format Hardback
Page Count 512
Imprint CRC Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 156g