Fewer, tastier tomatoes: Expanding the use of saltwater in agriculture
(2016) In Stockholm Water Front 1(1). p.10-11- Abstract
- As the world experiences increasing freshwater crises, researchers turn to saline waters. Can the use of saltwater be expanded? The development of appropriate practices for the use of saline waters for irrigation requires an adequate understanding of how salts affect waters, soils and plants, as FAO states in their book The use of saline waters for crop production, 1992. Plants can grow in saline waters, if the salinity of the soil is controlled and monitored, and the soil salt content is not allowed to increase past a level that damages the plants. Irrigation of salt tolerant plants with slightly saline waters offers a substantial opportunity to increase the yearly crop production of the world.
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- Zhang, Linus Tielin
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and Persson, Kenneth M LU
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- 2016-05-01
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- 10 - 11
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- Stockholm International Water Institute
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- English
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