Ebook: Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants: Vol. 2 Agriculture and forestry under marginal soil water conditions

The Symposium on high salinity tolerant plants, held at the University of Al Ain in December 1990, dealt primarily with plants tolerating salinity levels exceeding that of ocean water and which at the same time are promising for utilization in agriculture or forestry. These plants could be very useful for a country like the UAE where fresh water resources are very scarce and the groundwater available at some places is already very salty.
More than 60 million woody trees/shrubs have been planted so far and more are planned for the inland plains underlain with brackish groundwater.
These species were no solution for the widely barren shoreline of the UAE. Here mangrove species were of potential use, and one species, Avicennia Marina, occurs widely and has been successfully planted for about a decade.
Converting the tree plantations into economically useful cropping systems is still a problem requiring much research and development. The book deals in several sections with conventional irrigation systems using marginal water. The species used in these systems are mostly hybrids of conventional crops. The irrigation systems, however, have similar problems as may be expected for irrigation with seawater. Papers show the participants' experiments in this area. The volume serves as a link between scientists working for the improvement of classical irrigation systems and those interested in the application of a new dimension of salinity levels for irrigation water.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Physiological responses of crops to sea water: Minimizing constraints that limit yield....Pages 3-12
Plant responses to drought and salinity stresses....Pages 13-26
Utilization of Triticeae for improving salt tolerance in wheat....Pages 27-33
A practical approach to improving salinity tolerance in winter cereals....Pages 35-44
Control of wheat leaf growth under saline conditions....Pages 45-52
Salt tolerant Rhizobia from wild legumes and nitrogen fixation in groundnut in semiarid tropics....Pages 53-57
Growing different field crops under high salinity levels and utilization of genetically engineered Rhizobia and Azotobacter salt drought tolerant strains....Pages 59-65
Effects of salinity on plant diseases development....Pages 67-74
Isozymes in population genetic studies....Pages 75-82
Improvement of salt tolerance in plants by in vitro selection at the cellular level....Pages 83-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Possibilities of using brackish water for crop production....Pages 91-106
Effect of irrigation water quality on wheat grown on a calcareous soil....Pages 107-114
Effect of some nitrogen forms and levels on barley tolerance to salinity....Pages 115-120
Interactive effects of salinity and both forms and levels of nitrogen fertility on growth and yield of barley....Pages 121-128
Root temperature and salinity: Interacting effects on tillering, growth, and sodium content of barley....Pages 129-133
Mechanisms of salinity tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)....Pages 135-138
Effect of soil management on the NPK uptake and rice production in saline-alkali soil at Sharkia Governorate....Pages 139-146
Salt tolerance of rice and cotton crops grown in salt affected soils....Pages 147-151
Salt tolerance of grain sorghum....Pages 153-156
Use of saline water for crop production....Pages 157-169
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Performance of selected tropical food legumes in a dry environment....Pages 171-175
Salt tolerance in the Edkawy tomato....Pages 177-184
Salt tolerance of tomato cultivars as affected by irrigation time....Pages 185-192
Salt tolerance of Beta vulgaris L.: A comparison of the growth of seabeet and fodderbeet in response to salinity....Pages 193-197
Response of some sugar beet varieties to potassic fertilizers under salinity conditions....Pages 199-207
Productivity of fodder beet grown under saline conditions in Sinai....Pages 209-212
Studies of salt-tolerance and chemical analysis of fodder shrubs in Egypt and Utah (USA)....Pages 213-220
Performance of date palm in saline alkali soils of Thar desert in Western Rajasthan....Pages 221-223
Tolerance range of Populus pruinosa on saline soils of South Tadjikistan....Pages 225-237
High salinity tolerance of Eucalyptus and interactions with soil and plant nematodes of pathogenic significance....Pages 239-245
Utilization of salt tolerant plants from arid wastelands of Northwest India as fuel and fodder....Pages 247-257
Performance of selected tree species under saline-sodic field conditions in Pakistan....Pages 259-269
Reclamation potentials of saline degraded lands in Abu Dhabi eastern region using high salinity-tolerant woody plants and some salt marsh species....Pages 271-274
Trials on energy plantation on waste land....Pages 275-283
Salt resistance of bald cypress....Pages 285-291
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Studies on selection of salt-tolerant plants for food, fodder and fuel from world flora....Pages 295-304
Considerations for the selection, adaptation, and application of halophyte crops to highly saline desert environments as exemplified by the long-term development of cereal and forage cultivars of Distichlis spp. (Poaceae)....Pages 305-313
Response of four species of Atriplex to irrigation with highly saline water in Upper Egypt....Pages 315-317
Preliminary evaluation of Salicornia production and utilization in Kuwait....Pages 319-329
On the ecology of Juncus acutus and J. rigidus as fiber producing halophytes in arid regions....Pages 331-342
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Rubber Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) a multi-use desert shrub....Pages 343-350
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Saline irrigation practices and management....Pages 353-370
Water management strategies for salinity control....Pages 371-377
Practices to control salinity in irrigated soils....Pages 379-387
Water quality criteria for irrigation with highly saline water....Pages 389-397
Effect of soil management on some physical and chemical properties of salt-affected soil....Pages 399-405
Potentially beneficial uses of inland saline waters in the Southwestern USA....Pages 407-422
Using high salinity and SAR waters for crop production-some Indian experiences....Pages 423-432
Long term use of sodic waters in North India and the reliability of empirical equations for predicting their sodium hazard....Pages 433-438
Soil characteristics and irrigation management for use in highly saline waters....Pages 439-443
Back Matter....Pages 445-447

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Physiological responses of crops to sea water: Minimizing constraints that limit yield....Pages 3-12
Plant responses to drought and salinity stresses....Pages 13-26
Utilization of Triticeae for improving salt tolerance in wheat....Pages 27-33
A practical approach to improving salinity tolerance in winter cereals....Pages 35-44
Control of wheat leaf growth under saline conditions....Pages 45-52
Salt tolerant Rhizobia from wild legumes and nitrogen fixation in groundnut in semiarid tropics....Pages 53-57
Growing different field crops under high salinity levels and utilization of genetically engineered Rhizobia and Azotobacter salt drought tolerant strains....Pages 59-65
Effects of salinity on plant diseases development....Pages 67-74
Isozymes in population genetic studies....Pages 75-82
Improvement of salt tolerance in plants by in vitro selection at the cellular level....Pages 83-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Possibilities of using brackish water for crop production....Pages 91-106
Effect of irrigation water quality on wheat grown on a calcareous soil....Pages 107-114
Effect of some nitrogen forms and levels on barley tolerance to salinity....Pages 115-120
Interactive effects of salinity and both forms and levels of nitrogen fertility on growth and yield of barley....Pages 121-128
Root temperature and salinity: Interacting effects on tillering, growth, and sodium content of barley....Pages 129-133
Mechanisms of salinity tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)....Pages 135-138
Effect of soil management on the NPK uptake and rice production in saline-alkali soil at Sharkia Governorate....Pages 139-146
Salt tolerance of rice and cotton crops grown in salt affected soils....Pages 147-151
Salt tolerance of grain sorghum....Pages 153-156
Use of saline water for crop production....Pages 157-169
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Performance of selected tropical food legumes in a dry environment....Pages 171-175
Salt tolerance in the Edkawy tomato....Pages 177-184
Salt tolerance of tomato cultivars as affected by irrigation time....Pages 185-192
Salt tolerance of Beta vulgaris L.: A comparison of the growth of seabeet and fodderbeet in response to salinity....Pages 193-197
Response of some sugar beet varieties to potassic fertilizers under salinity conditions....Pages 199-207
Productivity of fodder beet grown under saline conditions in Sinai....Pages 209-212
Studies of salt-tolerance and chemical analysis of fodder shrubs in Egypt and Utah (USA)....Pages 213-220
Performance of date palm in saline alkali soils of Thar desert in Western Rajasthan....Pages 221-223
Tolerance range of Populus pruinosa on saline soils of South Tadjikistan....Pages 225-237
High salinity tolerance of Eucalyptus and interactions with soil and plant nematodes of pathogenic significance....Pages 239-245
Utilization of salt tolerant plants from arid wastelands of Northwest India as fuel and fodder....Pages 247-257
Performance of selected tree species under saline-sodic field conditions in Pakistan....Pages 259-269
Reclamation potentials of saline degraded lands in Abu Dhabi eastern region using high salinity-tolerant woody plants and some salt marsh species....Pages 271-274
Trials on energy plantation on waste land....Pages 275-283
Salt resistance of bald cypress....Pages 285-291
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Studies on selection of salt-tolerant plants for food, fodder and fuel from world flora....Pages 295-304
Considerations for the selection, adaptation, and application of halophyte crops to highly saline desert environments as exemplified by the long-term development of cereal and forage cultivars of Distichlis spp. (Poaceae)....Pages 305-313
Response of four species of Atriplex to irrigation with highly saline water in Upper Egypt....Pages 315-317
Preliminary evaluation of Salicornia production and utilization in Kuwait....Pages 319-329
On the ecology of Juncus acutus and J. rigidus as fiber producing halophytes in arid regions....Pages 331-342
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Rubber Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) a multi-use desert shrub....Pages 343-350
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Saline irrigation practices and management....Pages 353-370
Water management strategies for salinity control....Pages 371-377
Practices to control salinity in irrigated soils....Pages 379-387
Water quality criteria for irrigation with highly saline water....Pages 389-397
Effect of soil management on some physical and chemical properties of salt-affected soil....Pages 399-405
Potentially beneficial uses of inland saline waters in the Southwestern USA....Pages 407-422
Using high salinity and SAR waters for crop production-some Indian experiences....Pages 423-432
Long term use of sodic waters in North India and the reliability of empirical equations for predicting their sodium hazard....Pages 433-438
Soil characteristics and irrigation management for use in highly saline waters....Pages 439-443
Back Matter....Pages 445-447
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