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Developments in Soil Salinity Assessment and Reclamation

Innovative Thinking and Use of Marginal Soil and Water Resources in Irrigated Agriculture

  • Covers advances in soil salinity mapping and monitoring, management and reclamation of salt-affected soils
  • Offers agricultural improvements for use of marginal quality water in crop production, salt-tolerance mechanisms in plants and more
  • Expertly developed and organized to present the latest advances and science on soil salinity in arid and semi-arid regions
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (52 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-li
  2. High-tech in Soil Salinity Mapping and Monitoring

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
  3. High-tech in Soil Salinity Mapping and Monitoring

    1. Soil Salinization Assessment and Monitoring at Boe Klue District, Nan Province, Northern Thailand

      • Rungsun Im-Erb, Kachentra Neawsuparb, Samran Sombatpanit
      Pages 75-86
    2. The New Map of Soil Salinity and Regularities in Distribution of Salt-Affected Soils in Russia

      • Ye. I. Pankova, A. F. Novikova, A. Kontoboytseva
      Pages 99-111
    3. Spatial Variability of Soil Salinization as Judged from the Comparison of Soil Maps and Remote Sensing Materials for Different Years in Uzbekistan

      • Dmitry I. Rukhovich, Polina V. Koroleva, Yekaterina V. Vil’chevskaya, Natalia V. Kalinina, Galina I. Chernousenko, Svetlana V. Rukhovich
      Pages 127-139
    4. Soil Salinity in the Central Arid Region of Iran: Esfahan Province

      • Mojtaba Fathi, Moslehedin Rezaei
      Pages 141-153
    5. Mapping the Risk of Soil Salinization Using Electromagnetic Induction and Non-parametric Geostatistics

      • Houria Dakak, Aicha Benmohammadi, Brahim Soudi, Ahmed Douaik, Mohamed Badraoui, Abdelmjid Zouahri
      Pages 155-166
    6. Spatiotemporal Variability and Mapping of Groundwater Salinity in Tadla: Geostatistical Approach

      • Mouanis Lahlou, Moulay Mohamed Ajerame, Patrick Bogaert, Brahim Bousetta
      Pages 167-182
    7. Geographical Distribution of Soil Salinity, Alkalinity, and Calcicity Within Fayoum and Tamia Districts, Fayoum Governorate, Egypt

      • Mahmoud Abd-Elgawad, Mahmoud M. Shendi, Dalia M. Sofi, H. A. Abdurrahman, Asmaa M. Ahmed
      Pages 219-236
  4. Management and Reclamation of Salt-Affected Soils

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 263-263
  5. Management and Reclamation of Salt-Affected Soils

    1. Management of Saline Lands in Oman: Learning to Live with Salinity

      • Mushtaque Ahmed, Nazir Hussain, Salim Ali Al-Rawahy
      Pages 265-281

About this book

The papers assembled here cover topics such as technological advances in soil salinity mapping and monitoring, management and reclamation of salt-affected soils, use of marginal quality water for crop production, salt-tolerance mechanisms in plants, biosaline agriculture and agroforestry, microbiological interventions for marginal soils, opportunities and challenges in using marginal waters, and soil and water management in irrigated agriculture.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Salinity Management, International Center for Biosaline Agric, Dubai, Utd.Arab.Emir.

    Shabbir A. Shahid

  • , Soil and Land Use Management, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Utd.Arab.Emir.

    Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah

  • , Technical Programs, International Center for Biosaline Agric, Dubai, Utd.Arab.Emir.

    Faisal K. Taha

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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