Publisher's Synopsis
Biosaline agriculture is a relatively new way of dealing with salinity in agriculture. It develops cropping systems for saline environments, using the capacity of certain plants to grow under saline conditions in combination with the use of saline soil- and water-resources and improved soil and water management. As salinity is influencing our environments more and more, there is un-urgency in developing cropping systems that can produce in saline conditions. The species used by biosaline agriculture are salt tolerant plants - which support higher salinity levels of soil and water - and halophytes which even produce better under saline circumstances.The purpose of this monograph is to bring forth and discuss the problems related to the use of biosalinity. It has been envisaged that the problems posed in this book will induce the research workers to make further investigation.
