Bioremediation of Salt Affected Soils: An Indian Perspective
This edited volume focuses on the characterization, reclamation, bioremediation, and phytoremediation of salt affected soils and waterlogged sodic soils. Innovative technologies in managing marginal salt affected lands merit immediate attention in the lig
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emediation of Salt Affected Soils: An Indian Perspective
Bioremediation of Salt Affected Soils: An Indian Perspective
Sanjay Arora • Atul K. Singh • Y.P. Singh Editors
Bioremediation of Salt Affected Soils: An Indian Perspective
Editors Sanjay Arora Regional Research Station ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute Lucknow, UP, India
Atul K. Singh Regional Research Station ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute Lucknow, UP, India
Y.P. Singh Regional Research Station ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute Lucknow, UP, India
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Foreword
Salinity and sodicity of soil is a global problem that extends across all continents in more than 100 countries of the world, presenting a major threat to farm agricultural production, leading to adverse implications for food security, environmental health, and economic welfare. The remediation of salt-affected lands and their management will go a long way in meeting the desired 57% increase in global food production by the year 2050. Amelioration of saline and sodic soils has been predominantly achieved through the application of chemical amendments. However, amendment costs have increased prohibitively over the past two decades due to competing demands from industry and reductions in government subsidies for their agricultural use in several developing countries. Also, the availability of chemical amendments, such as gypsum, that come from minerals is a probl
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