Strategies for Managing Crop Production in Saline Environments: An Overview
2003
Rains, D.W. | Goyal, S.S.
Numerous strategies exist for managing crop production in salinity affected areas. In this article we summarize a combination of physical, chemical, and biological approaches for improving the agricultural productivity in salinized soils found around the globe. We present information on biological solutions found in plants when exposed to salinity including the physiological and biochemical responses of ion selectivity, cellular compartmentation, and synthesis of compatible osmotica. The use of both traditional methods and molecular genetics to enhance these protective responses of crop plants to salinity is discussed. These approaches, combined with management of soil salinity through leaching, chemical amelioration, and rotation of both crops and water have provided additional strategies for utilization of these salt affected lands. The articles following provide detailed information on the strategies outlined in this first paper. In addition, the readers will be brought up-to-date on the latest techniques and provided examples from around the world on application of these strategies to solving problems associated with saline environments.
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