Guideline for Salinity Assessment, Mitigation and Adaptation Using Nuclear and Related Techniques

Guideline for Salinity Assessment, Mitigation and Adaptation Using Nuclear and Related Techniques
Author: Mohammad Zaman
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2018-11-28
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 331996190X

This open access book is an outcome of the collaboration between the Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, and Dr. Shabbir A Shahid, Senior Salinity Management Expert, Freelancer based in United Arab Emirates.The objective of this book is to develop protocols for salinity and sodicity assessment and develop mitigation and adaptation measures to use saline and sodic soils sustainably. The focus is on important issues related to salinity and sodicity and to describe these in an easy and user friendly way. The information has been compiled from the latest published literature and from the authors’ publications specific to the subject matter. The book consists of six chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the terms salinity and sodicity and describes various salinity classification systems commonly used around the world. Chapter 2 reviews global distribution of salinization and socioeconomic aspects related to salinity and crop production. Chapters 3 covers comprehensively salinity and sodicity adaptation and mitigation options including physical, chemical, hydrological and biological methods. Chapter 4 discusses the efforts that have been made to demonstrate the development of soil salinity zones under different irrigation systems. Chapter 5 discusses the quality of irrigation water, boron toxicity and relative tolerance to boron, the effects of chlorides on crops. Chapter 6 introduces the role of nuclear techniques in saline agriculture.

Soil Salinity Assessment

Soil Salinity Assessment
Author: J. D. Rhoades
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1999
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789251042816

Determination of soil salinity from aqueous electrical conductivity; determination of soil salinity from soil-paste and bulk soil electrical conductivity; example uses of salinity assessment technology; operational and equipment costs associated with salinity instrumentation measurement techniques.

Salinisation of Land and Water Resources

Salinisation of Land and Water Resources
Author: Fereidoun Ghassemi
Publisher: UNSW Press
Total Pages: 552
Release: 1995
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780851989068

Human-induced salinisation is a major threat to the world's land and water resources. Inadequate development of irrigation projects, inefficient irrigation, lack of proper drainage, and environmental mismanagement such as the clearing of native vegetation, are responsible for the loss of millions of hectares of agricultural and grazing land, as well as the misuse of scarce water resources. The first part of this book analyses the problem in the context of the world's population, its climate and its land and water resources. It reviews irrigation methods and crop water requirements, the processes of salinisation, and its management. The second part describes irrigated land, dryland and water-resource salinity problems in 11 countries, which contain approximately 70 per cent of the world's irrigated land. In each case study, background data, environmental conditions and past management practices are given to provide an understanding of why salinity occurs in particular places, and of the management methods employed against it.

Remote Sensing of Soil Salinization

Remote Sensing of Soil Salinization
Author: Dr. Graciela Metternicht
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2008-12-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1420065033

Recognized and advocated as a powerful tool, the role of remote sensing in identifying, mapping, and monitoring soil salinity and salinization will continue to expand. Remote Sensing of Soil Salinization: Impact on Land Management delineates how to combine science and geospatial technologies for smart environmental management. Choose the Right Tech

Best Management Practices for Saline and Sodic Turfgrass Soils

Best Management Practices for Saline and Sodic Turfgrass Soils
Author: Robert N. Carrow
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 486
Release: 2011-09-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1439814759

The complex issues involved in the management of saline and sodic turfgrass soils are enough to perplex even the most experienced site manager- there is no "silver bullet" amendment, treatment, or grass for salinity management. Best Management Practices for Saline and Sodic Turfgrass Soils: Assessment and Reclamation presents comprehensive scientif

Salt-Affected Turfgrass Sites

Salt-Affected Turfgrass Sites
Author: R. N. Carrow
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1998-01-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781575040912

Salt-Affected Turfgrass Sites: Assessment and Management will help you identify and pinpoint salinity problems, and give you tools to implement effective management strategies.

Soil Salinity and Water Quality

Soil Salinity and Water Quality
Author: R. Chhabra
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2017-11-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1351415697

This volume covers such areas in the field of soil salinity and water quality as: origin and distribution of salt-affected soils; management of alkali soils; quality criteria of irrigation water; wastewaters as a source of irrigation; and grasses and trees in the management of salt-affected soils.