Prospects for Saline Agriculture / Edition 1

by R. Ahmad, K.A. Malik

Overview

Saline land is a resource capable of significant production. Recent advances in research in breeding for salt tolerance in wheat, biotechnology in rice, and selection and rehabilitation of salt-tolerant plants are of economic importance in arid/saline conditions.

This book gives some practical approaches for saline agriculture and afforestation, and describes examples of cultivating salt-tolerant/halophytic plants for commercial interest on salt-affected land or with highly salinized water in Australia, China, Central Asia, Egypt, Pakistan, and Russia. It also explores the possibilities of arid/saline agriculture and afforestation in UAE.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402006203
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	07/31/2002
Series:	Tasks for Vegetation Science , #37
Edition description:	2002
Pages:	460
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 10.98(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

From the contents:

Foreword.- Introduction by Series Editor.- Preface.- Concept Papers.- Regional Papers.- Cereals. Wheat.- RICE.- Millet.- Other Crops.- Forestry.- Halophytes.-General.- Mangrove.- Key words Index.- Author Index.