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Biosaline Agriculture and Salinity Tolerance in Plants

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Münir Öztürk

    1. Center for Environmental Studies, Science Faculty Building A-Blok, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir-Turkey

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  2. Yoav Waisel

    1. Department of Plant Sciences, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

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  3. M. Ajmal Khan

    1. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

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  4. Güven Görk

    1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Mugla University, Mugla-Turkey

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  • Supported by UNESCO Doha, Qatar
  • International authorship
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (20 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Physiological aspects

    1. Effects of salinity on rhizosphere bacterial communities associated with different root types of Vicia faba L.

      • Maya Ofek, Silke Ruppel, Yoav Waisel
      Pages 1-13

    2. Tolerance of some potential forage grasses from arid regions of Pakistan to salinity and drought

      • Muhammad Ashraf
      Pages 15-27

    3. Salt and seawater effects on the germination of Crithmum maritimum

      • Abdallah Atia, Karim Ben Hamed, Ahmed Debez, Chedly Abdelly
      Pages 29-33

    4. Growth performance and nutritional value of salt tolerant plants growing under saline environments

      • Muhammad Y. Ashraf, Ghulam Sarwar, Muhammad Ashraf, Faqir Hussain, Riaz A. Wahed, Muhammad M. Iqbal
      Pages 35-44

    5. Comparative effect of NaCl and seawater on seed germination of Suaeda salsa and Atriplex centralasiatica

      • Xiaojing Liu, Hailong Qiao, Weiqiang Li, Toshiaki Tadano, M. Ajmal Khan
      Pages 45-53

    6. Salt effect on growth, photosynthesis, seed yield and oil composition of the potential crop halophyte Cakile maritima

      • Ahmed Debez, Wael Taamalli, Dhouha Saadaoui, Zeineb Ouerghi, Mokhtar Zarrouk, Bernhard Huchzermeyer et al.
      Pages 55-63

    7. Effect of nitrogen deficiency, salinity and drought on proline metabolism in Sesuvium portulacastrum

      • Dorsaf Messedi, Ines Slama, Nahla Laabidi, Tahar Ghnaya, Arnould Savoure, Abdelaziz Soltani et al.
      Pages 65-72

    8. Linkage studies of structure, isoenzymatic diversity and some biotechnological procedures for Salsola species under desert saline environments

      • Kristina N. Toderich, Victoria V. Li, Clanton C. Black, Temur R. Yunusov, Elena V. Shuiskay, Gulnara K. Mardonova et al.
      Pages 73-82

    9. Kinetics of the antioxidant response to salinity in Crithmum maritimum

      • Nader Ben Amor, Karim Ben Hamed, Annamaria Ranieri, Chedly Abdelly
      Pages 83-88

  4. Agricultural aspects

    1. Halophytes as cash crops for animal feeds in arid and semi-arid regions

      • Hassan M. El Shaer
      Pages 117-128

    2. Potential of dry drainage as a sustainable solution to waterlogging and salinisation

      • Fatih Konukcu
      Pages 129-135

    3. Vegetative bioremediation of sodic and saline-sodic soils for productivity enhancement and environment conservation

      • Manzoor Qadir, Jim D. Oster, Sven Schubert, Ghulam Murtaza
      Pages 137-146

    4. Bio-reclamation of secondary salinized soils using halophytes

      • Vijendra P. S. Shekhawat, Ashwani Kumar, Karl-Hermann Neumann
      Pages 147-154

    5. Effects of irrigation water salinity on yield and evapotranspiration of drip irrigated cucumber in a semiarid environment

      • Halil Kirnak
      Pages 155-162

    6. Potential utilisation of halophytes for the rehabilitation and valorisation of salt-affected areas in Tunisia

      • Chedly Abdelly, Zouhaier Barhoumi, Tahar Ghnaya, Ahmed Debez, Karim Ben Hamed, Riadh Ksouri et al.
      Pages 163-172

    7. Interactive effect of potash and organic manures on growth and nutrient uptake of sugarcane grown under saline conditions

      • Muhammad Y. Ashraf, Faqir Hussain, Muhammad M. Iqbal, Wolfgang Maibaum, Marcus Ross
      Pages 173-186
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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 degradation process and has direct impact on biomass production.

For this reason, reduction of the spread of salinization, revitalization of salinized areas and introduction of salt tolerant high-yielding crops are important issues. The potential role of halophytes in the management of salinity problems of arid lands is investigated at length nowadays; some of these produced promising forage crops.

This volume focuses on reclamation, management, and utilization of salt-affected soils, their sustainable use, and evaluation of plants inhabiting naturally occurring saline habitats. It is of interest to scientists and students as well as to agricultural institutions and farmers and will undoubtedly raise the scientific community's awareness of, and interest in salinity issues.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Environmental Studies, Science Faculty Building A-Blok, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir-Turkey

    Münir Öztürk

  • Department of Plant Sciences, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Yoav Waisel

  • Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

    M. Ajmal Khan

  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Mugla University, Mugla-Turkey

    Güven Görk

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