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The Solanaceae family includes commercially important vegetable crops characterized by their relative sensitivity to salinity. Evaluation of 8 eggplant (Solanum melongena), 7 tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and 8 pepper (Capsicum spp.) heirloom cultivars ...
Donald L. Suarez +4 more
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Salinity and sodicity have been a major environmental hazard of the past century since more than 25% of the total land and 33% of the irrigated land globally are affected by salinity and sodicity.
Aadhityaa Mohanavelu +2 more
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A Short Review on the Development of Salt Tolerant Cultivars in Rice [PDF]
Rice is staple food for half of the world. With a population of almost 9.6 billion by the year 2050, there is a dire need of developing techniques to improve the crop plants, not only in terms of better yield but also to withstand harsh environmental ...
Jahan, N. (Nusrat) +3 more
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Ocean salinity observations with SMOS mission [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to present the capabilities of SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission) for the global mapping of ocean salinity from space.
Camps Carmona, Adriano José +4 more
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Plant Salinity Stress: Many Unanswered Questions Remain
Salinity is a major threat to modern agriculture causing inhibition and impairment of crop growth and development. Here, we not only review recent advances in salinity stress research in plants but also revisit some basic perennial questions that still ...
S. Isayenkov, F. Maathuis
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Effects of Salinity Stress on Chloroplast Structure and Function
Salinity is a growing problem affecting soils and agriculture in many parts of the world. The presence of salt in plant cells disrupts many basic metabolic processes, contributing to severe negative effects on plant development and growth.
A. Hameed +6 more
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Economic impact of tank rehabilitation in rainfed region of India
The present investigation measures economic impact of tanks restoration on productivity and income of 240 farm households in rainfed region of India.
Kiran Kumara T M +6 more
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Reclamation of alkali soils to harness their productivity potential is more complex due to the presence of excess sodium ions, poor hydraulic conductivity and infiltration rate, resulting in poor plant growth and crop productivity. Sodic soil reclamation
Yash Pal Singh +3 more
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Behavioural effects of hypersaline exposure on the lobster Homarus gammarus (L) and the crab Cancer pagurus (L) [PDF]
There is scarce existing information in the literature regarding the responses of any marine species, especially commercially valuable decapod crustaceans, to hypersalinity.
Elliott, Michael +2 more
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Rapid increase in population and consumption, urged upon the agronomists to develop a comprehensive site specific agro technology to boost up production per unit area and quality of daily dietary onion crop in salt affected soils by improving some basic ...
Khalil Ahmed +6 more
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