Agroforestry for the Management of Waterlogged Saline Soils and Poor-Quality Waters

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • J. C. Dagar, P. S. Minhas

   Pages 1-4

3. Global Perspectives on Agroforestry for the Management of Salt-affected Soils

   • J. C. Dagar, P. S. Minhas

   Pages 5-32

4. Use of Tree Plantations in Water-table Drawdown and Combating Soil Salinity

   • P. S. Minhas, J. C. Dagar

   Pages 33-48

5. Prospects for Managing Salinity in Southern Australia Using Trees on Farmland

   • Nico Marcar

   Pages 49-71

6. Models for Estimating Evapotranspiration of Irrigated Eucalypt Plantations

   • S. Theiveyanathan, R. G. Benyon, V. Koul, R. K. Yadav, R. I. S. Gill

   Pages 73-95

7. Perspectives for Bio-management of Salt-affected and Waterlogged Soils in Pakistan

   • A. S. Qureshi

   Pages 97-108

8. Combating Waterlogging in IGNP Areas in Thar Desert (India): Case Studies on Biodrainage

   • M. M. Roy, N. D. Yadava, M. L. Soni, J. C. Tewari

   Pages 109-120

9. Agroforestry to Rehabilitate the Indian Coastal Saline Areas

   • J. C. Dagar, P. S. Minhas

   Pages 121-143

10. Saline Irrigation for Productive Agroforestry Systems

    • J. C. Dagar, P. S. Minhas

    Pages 145-161

11. Potential of Wastewater Disposal Through Tree Plantations

    • R. K. Yadav, P. S. Minhas, Khajanchi-Lal, J. C. Dagar

    Pages 163-179

12. Tree Plantations in Saline Environments: Ecosystem Services, Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change Mitigation

    • S. R. Gupta, J. C. Dagar, Mukesh-Kumar

    Pages 181-195

13. Synthesis and Way Forward: Agroforestry for Waterlogged Saline Soils and Poor-quality Waters

    • P. S. Minhas, J. C. Dagar

    Pages 197-201

14. Back Matter

    Pages 203-210

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Land degradation caused by salinity and waterlogging is a global problem afflicting about one billion hectares and endangering the food security of at least 75 countries. Since the social, economic and environmental costs of on and/off-farm reclamation techniques are high, agroforestry is now emerging as a potential tool, not only for arresting salinity and waterlogging, but also for other environmental services like mitigating climate change, sequestering carbon and restoring biodiversity. This publication addresses the vital issues, principles and practices related to rehabilitation using agroforestry and includes many site-specific case studies from a number of the world’s typical catchments. Written by leading researchers, the book is a must, not only for scientists whose research interests lie in soil salinity, waterlogging and poor-quality waters, but also policy makers, environmentalists, students, and educationists alike. More importantly, it contributes to reversing the salinity trends and ensuring the livelihoods of resource-poor farming families living in these harsh agro-ecosystems.

• Agroforestry
• Waterlogged saline soils
• Poor-quality waters
• Ecosystem services
• Climate change
• Carbon sequestration
• Lowering down of water table
• Saline groundwater
• water policy
• Climate change management

• Central Soil Salinity Research Inst, Karnal, India

  Jagdish Chander Dagar

• Stress Management, National Institute of Abiotic, Pune, India

  Paramjit Minhas

Dr. Jagdish Chandra Dagar is the former Assistant Director General of Agronomy and Agroforestry Division at Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan II Pusa New Delhi. His list of publication is mentioned below: Papers in Journal with NAAS Index >6 - 31 Papers in Journal with NAAS Index 3-6 - 27 Total number of Books authored - 03 Total number of Books edited - 03 Total Papers published in Peer-reviewed Journals – 125 Papers published in International Proceedings - 12 Papers published in National Proceedings - 13 Chapters contributed in Books – 29

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