Saline Agriculture in the 21st Century : Using Salt Contaminated Resources to Cope Food Requirements
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
With the continue increase of the world population the requirements for food, freshwater, and fuel are bigger every day.
This way an urgent necessity to develop, create, and practice a new type of agriculture, which has to be environmentally sustainable and adequate to the soils, is arising.
Among the stresses in plant agriculture worldwide, the increase of soil salinity is considered the major stress.
This is particularly emerging in developing countries that present the highest population growth rates, and often the high rates of soil degradation.
Therefore, salt-tolerant plants provide a sensible alternative for many developing countries.
These plants have the capacity to grow using land and water unsuitable for conventional crops producing food, fuel, fodder, fibber, resin, essential oils, and pharmaceutical products.
In addition to their production capabilities they can be used simultaneously for landscape reintegration and soil rehabilitation.
This review will cover important subjects concerning saline agriculture and the crop potential of halophytes to use salt-contaminated resources to manage food requirements.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ladeiro, Bruno. 2012. Saline Agriculture in the 21st Century : Using Salt Contaminated Resources to Cope Food Requirements. Journal of Botany،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ladeiro, Bruno. Saline Agriculture in the 21st Century : Using Salt Contaminated Resources to Cope Food Requirements. Journal of Botany No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ladeiro, Bruno. Saline Agriculture in the 21st Century : Using Salt Contaminated Resources to Cope Food Requirements. Journal of Botany. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462479
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-462479