Developments in Soil Salinity Assessment and Reclamation : Innovative Thinking and Use of Marginal Soil and Water Resources in Irrigated Agriculture - Shahid, Shabbir A.; Abdelfattah, Mahmoud A.; Taha, Faisal K.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Part I  High-tech in Soil Salinity Mapping and Monitoring -- 1. Developments in Soil Salinity Assessment, Modeling, Mapping and Monitoring from Regional to Submicroscopic Scales -- 2. Soil Salinity Modelling, Approaches and Key Issues -- 3. Quantification of the Salt Content of Soils Under Different Climatic Conditions on a National Scale in South Africa -- 4. Soil Salinizaion Assessment and Monitoring at Boe Klue District, Nan Province, Northern Thailand -- 5. Soil Salinity Mapping Using Multi-Temporal Satellite Images in Agricultural Field of Syrdary Province of Uzbekistan -- 6. The New Map of Soil Salinity and Regularities in Distribution of Salt-Affected Soils in Russia -- 7. Soil Salinity Mapping in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt Using Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Techniques -- 8. Spatial Variability of Soil Salinization as Judged from the Comparison of Soil Maps and Remote Sensing Materials for Different Years in Uzbekistan -- 9. Soil Salinity in the Central Arid Region of Iran - Esfahan Province -- 10. Mapping the Risk of Soil Salinization Using Electromagnetic Induction and Non-Parametric Geostatistics -- 11. Spatiotemporal Variability and Mapping of Groundwater Salinity in Tadla: Geostatistical Approach -- 12. Spatial Analysis Using a Proportional Effect Semivariogram Model -- 13. Spatial Monitoring of Soil Salinity and Prospective Conservation Study for Sinnuris District Soils, Fayoum, Egypt -- 14. Geographical Distribution of Soil Salinity, Alkalinity and Calcicity within Fayoum and Tamia Districts, Fayoum Governorate, Egypt -- 15. Using Remotely-Sensed Soil Conductivity to Monitor Restoration Activities on Vernal Pools, Northern Great Basin, USA -- 16. Mapping and Monitoring of Salt-Affected Soils Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System for the Reclamation of Canal Commanded Area of Jammu, India -- Part II     Management and Reclamation of Salt-Affected Soils -- 17. Management of Saline Lands in Oman: Learning to Live with Salinity -- 18. Rice Production in Salt-Affected Soils of Pakistan Using Different Reclamation Techniques -- 19. Marginal-Quality Water Use as an Ameliorant for Tile-Drained Saline-Sodic Soils in a Rice-Wheat Production System -- 20. Reclamation of Degraded Vertisols Under Cassava in Arid Environments of India -- 21. Sustainable Management of Salt Affected Soils and Poor Quality Ground Waters for Enhancing Crop Production -- 22. Controlling Sodic Soil Erosion by Electrolytes and Polyacrylamide Application -- 23. Practical, Productive and Environment Friendly Utilization of Different Categories of Salt-Affected Soils in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Pakistan -- 24. The Reclamation Effects Should be Considered for Saline Soil Criteria in Soil Classification System -- Part III Use of Marginal Quality Water for Crop Production -- 25. Use of Marginal Quality Waters for Sustainable Crop Production -- 26. Distichlis Spicata - A Salt and Drought Tolerant Plant Species with Minimum Water Requirements for Sustainable Agriculture in Desert Regions and Biological Reclamation of Desert Saline Soils -- 27. Relative Salinity Tolerance of 35 Lolium spp. Cultivars for Urban Landscape and Forage Use -- 28. Enhances the Quality of Turfgrasses with Saline Groundwater -- 29. Plant Response to Saline Water Irrigation in a Sicilian Vineyard -- 30. Yield and Growth Responses of Autochthonous Pearl Millet Ecotype (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) Under Saline Water Irrigation in Tunisia -- 31. Use of Marginal Water for Salicornia bigelovii Torr. Planting in the United Arab Emirates -- 32. Performance of Chenopodium quinoa Under Salt Stress -- 33. Inducing Pea Plants for Conquering the Adverse Conditions of Saline Reclaimed Soils with Some Support Application -- 34. Prospects of Crop and Forage Production in Coastal Saline Soils of Bangladesh -- IV. Salt-Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants -- 35. Salt Response of Some Halophytes with Potential Interest in Reclamation of Saline Soils - Gas Exchange, Water Use Efficiency and Defense Mechanism -- 36. Salt Response of Halophytes with Potential Interest in Food Crops and Reclamation of Saline Soils, Growth, Water Relations, Mineral Content and Anatomical Adaptations -- 37. Biology and Physiology of Avicennia Marina in the Coastal Conditions of Southern Morocco -- V. Biosaline Agriculture and Agroforestry for Marginal Lands -- 38. Integrating Agroforestry and Pastures for Soil Salinity Management in Dryland Ecosystems in Aral Sea Basin -- 39. Atriplex Production under Saline Soil and Saline Irrigation Practices -- 40. Exploring Saline Lands Improvement through Testing Leptochloa Fusca and Sporobolus Virginicus in Egypt -- 41. Improvement of Soil Quality through Agro-Forestry System for Central Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh India -- VI.  Microbiological Interventions for Marginal Soils and Water Resources -- 42. Bacterial Exo-Polysaccharides: A Biological Tool for the Reclamation of Salt-Affected Soils -- VII. Opportunities and Challenges in Using Marginal Waters -- 43. Agriculture Use of Marginal Water in Egypt: Opportunities and Challenges -- 44. Marginal Water in Agriculture and Food Crisis in Sub Sahara Africa -- VIII. Water Quality, Soil and Water Management in Irrigated Agriculture -- 45. Water Quality of Medjerda Wadi used for Irrigation Purpose (Eastern Algeria) -- 46. Exploring Soil Salinity Management in Entisols using Trickle Irrigation System -- 47. Suitability of Surface Water from Mouillah Wadi Of Algeria for Irrigation Purposes -- 48. Water Use Efficiency for Leaching Saline Sodic Clayey Soils, Case Study- Tina Plain Area of Egypt -- 49.The Performamce of Sunflower, Turnip and Forage Corn  in Uptaking Some Essential Elements and Cadmium under Wastewater Irrigation -- 50. Sustainable Agriculture through Integrated Soil Fertility Management on Degraded Lands -- 51. Use of Conservation Tillage System in Semiarid Region to Ensure Wheat Food Security in Pakistan -- 52. Effect of Salinity and Bentonite on the Characteristics of Mineral Soil and Behavior of Leguminous Plants (Vicia Faba L.) -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
Keywords: Soil science; Soil conservation; Water quality; Water pollution; Marine sciences; Freshwater; Agriculture; Climate change; Soil Science & Conservation; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Agriculture; Climate Change