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The papers assembled here cover topics such as technological advances in soil salinity mapping and monitoring, management and reclamation of salt-affected soils, use of marginal quality water for crop production, salt-tolerance mechanisms in plants, biosaline agriculture and agroforestry, microbiological interventions for marginal soils, opportunities and challenges in using marginal waters, and soil and water management in irrigated agriculture.
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.
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.

Agricultural Salinity Assessment and Management: Nature and Extent of Agricultural Salinity and Sodicity; Chapter 2 Diagnosis of Salinity Problems and Selection of Control Practices: An Overview; Part 2 Effects of Salts on Soils: Chapter 3 The Chemistry of Salt-Affected Soils and Waters; Chapter 4 Chemistry of Trace Elements in Soils and Groundwater; Chapter 5 Soil Response to Saline and Sodic Conditions; Chapter 6 Plant Responses to Saline and Sodic Conditions; Chapter 7 Deficiencies and Toxicities of Trace Elements; Chapter 8 Transgenic Strategies Toward the Development of Salt-Tolerant Plants; Part 3 Sampling, Monitoring, and Measurement: Chapter 9 Field Sampling of Soil, Water, and Plants; Chapter 10 Laboratory and Field Measurements; Part 4 Diagnosis of Salt Problems: Chapter 11 Irrigation Water Quality Assessments; Chapter 12 Leaching and Rootzone Salinity Control; Chapter 13 Plant Salt Tolerance; Chapter 14 Statistical Models for the Prediction of Field-Scale and Spatial Salinity Patterns from Soil Conductivity Survey Data; Chapter 15 Spatially Distributed Solute Balance in a California Water District; Part 5 Salinity Management Options: Chapter 16 On-Farm Irrigation and Drainage Practices; Chapter 17 Drip Irrigation and Salinity; Chapter 18 Management of Dryland Saline Seeps; Chapter 19 Project-Level Salinity Management Options; Chapter 20 San Joaquin Valley, California, Drainage Management Options; Part 6 Land Reclamation, Treatment and Disposal of Drainage Waters: Chapter 21 Reclamation of Saline, Sodic, and Boron-Affected Soils; Chapter 22 Use of Saline Drainage Waters for Irrigation; Chapter 23 Drainage Water Treatment and Disposal Options; Chapter 24 Agricultural Evaporation Basins; Chapter 25 Salinity Assessment of Irrigation Water Using WATSUIT; Chapter 26 Leaching Requirement: Steady-State Versus Transient Models; Chapter 27 Conceptual Water Flow and Salt Transport for Flux-Limited and Ponded Infiltration; Chapter 28 Modeling Transient Rootzone Salinity (SWS Model); Chapter 29 Long-Term Regional-Scale Modeling of Soil Salinity; Chapter 30 Conceptual Irrigation Project Hydrosalinity Model; Chapter 31 Microeconomics of Salinity and Drainage Management; Chapter 32 San Joaquin Valley, California: A Case Study; Chapter 33 Institutional and Salinity Issues on the Upper Rio Grande; Chapter 34 Viability of Irrigated Agriculture with Expanding Space and Time Scales; Appendix A Conversion Tables

Water Quality Technical Committee of the Irrigation and Drainage Council of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE

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Abstract: Prepared by the Water Quality and Drainage Committee of the Irrigation and Drainage Council of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE. Agricultural Salinity Assessment and Management, second edition, considers worldwide salinity and trace element management in irrigated agriculture and water supplies. This updated edition provides a reference to help sustain irrigated agriculture and integrates contemporary concepts and management practices. It covers technical and scientific aspects of agricultural salinity management, as well as environmental, economic, and legal concerns. Topics include: nature and extent of agricultural salinity; diagnosis of salinity problems and selection of control practices; soil response to saline and sodic conditions; plant responses to saline and sodic conditions; long-term regional-scale modeling of soil salinity; case study of San Joaquin Valley, California; institutional and salinity issues on the Upper Rio Grande; and viability of irrigated agriculture with expanding space and time. The second edition of MOP 71 is valuable to water professionals, engineers, scientists, practitioners, and educators interested in developing and managing ever more constrained water supplies worldwide
This important volume, Soil Salinity Management in Agriculture, addresses the crucial issue of soil salinity of potential farmland and provides a comprehensive picture of the saline environment and plant interactions, along with management and reclamation methods and policies. With contributions from researchers from the fields of agricultural chemistry, soil science, biotechnology, agronomy, environmental sciences, and plant breeding and genetics, the volume emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach.
With reference to India.
This book will be immensely useful to researchers, teachers and students, officers of command area development authorities, extension workers and above all the farming community of India. Any progress made in land reclamation programs with the help of this book will give us immense satisfaction.
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. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Origin,classification and distribution of salt-affected soils;saline soils and their management;sodic soils and their management;salinity problems of the dryland regions;water quality and crop production;socio-economic considerations in reclamation and management of salt-affectedsoils;
Laboratory Methods for Soil Health Analysis Analyzing, comparing, and understanding soil health data The maintenance of healthy soil resources is instrumental to the success of an array of global efforts and initiatives. Whether they are working to combat food shortages, conserve our ecosystems, or mitigate the impact of climate change, researchers and agriculturalists the world over must be able to correctly examine and understand the complex nature of this essential resource. These new volumes have been designed to meet this need, addressing the many dimensions of soil health analysis in chapters that are concise, accessible and applicable to the tasks at hand. Soil Health, Volume Two: Laboratory Methods for Soil Health Analysis provides explanations of the best practices by which one may arrive at valuable, comparable data and incisive conclusions, and covers topics including: Sampling considerations and field evaluations Assessment and interpretation of soil-test biological activity Macro- and micronutrients in soil quality and health PLFA and EL-FAME indicators Offering a practical guide to collecting and understanding soil health data, this volume will be of great interest to all those working in agriculture, private sector businesses, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academic-, state-, and federal-research projects, as well as state and federal soil conservation, water quality and other environmental programs.