Prospects for Saline Agriculture

By R. Ahmad

Book 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402006209
• ISBN13: 9781402006203
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 2.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.7" x 10.7"