The Use of Saline Water for Crop Production 1st Reprint

The Title "The Use of Saline Water for Crop Production 1st Reprint" is written by J.D Rhodes. This book was published in the year 1994. The ISBN number 8172330936|9788172330934 is assigned to the Hardback version of this title. The book displayed here is a 1st Reprint edition. This book has total of pp. xiv + 133 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Scientific Publishers. We have about 821 other great books from this publisher. The Use of Saline Water for Crop Production 1st Reprint is currently Not Available with us.You can enquire about this book and we will let you know the availability.

Executive Summary
Introduction

I. SALINE WATERS AS RESOURCES :
1. Quality Characteristics of Saline Waters
2. Definitions and indices of salinity related parameters
3. Classification of saline waters
4. Sources and Availability of Saline Waters

II. EXAMPLES OF USE OF SALINE WATERS FOR IRRIGATION :
1. United States of America
2. Israel
3. Tunisia
4. India
5. Egypt

III. WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT :
1. Concerns and Limitations :
i. Effects of salts on soils
ii. Effects of salts on plants
iii. Effects of salts on crop quality

2. Criteria, Standards and Considerations in the Assessment of the Suitability of Saline Water for Irrigation and Crop Production :
i. Criteria and standards for assessing suitability of saline water for irrigation
ii. Considerations in assessing permeability and tilth hazards
iii. Considerations in assessing salinity and toxicity hazards

3. Methods and Models for Assessing the Suitability of Saline Water for Irrigation and Crop Production :
i. Use of the Watsuit Computer model
ii. Use of a non-computer version of Watsuit model
iii. Use of a production-function model

IV. ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS :
1. Nature and Causes of Environmental Problems :
i. Soil degradation (salinization and waterlogging)
ii. Water pollution
iii. Ecosystem disturbances
iv. Water-borne diseases

2. Impacts of Blending on Water Usability and Pollution

V. Management PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR SAFE USE OF SALINE WATER :
1. Management Guiding Principles
2. Management for Crop Production :
i. Growing suitably tolerant crops
ii. Managing seedbeds and grading fields to minimize local accumulations of salinity
iii. Managing soils under saline water irrigation
iv. Operating delivery systems efficiently
v. Irrigating efficiently
vi. Monitoring soil water and salinity and assessing adequacy of leaching and drainage

3. Management for Environmental Protection :
1. Practices to control salinity in water resources
2. Integrated strategy to facilitate the use of saline waters for irrigation, to minimize drainage disposal problems and to maximize the beneficial use of multiple water sources