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The challenge of the food sufficiency through salt tolerant crops

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Galvani, Adriana
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	This work is focused on deserts, as extreme environments, because the year 2006 has been declared Year of Deserts and Desertification by the United Nations (IYDD Program 2006). The loss of vital resources such as fresh water and soil, and the depletion of biodiversity are emerging hazards, able to transform beneficial situations into extreme environments. Desertification is generated by land degradation: the loss of biological productivity is caused by nature or by human-induced factors and climate change. Nearby the desertification process there is the increasing process of salinisation of soil and water, induced by irrigation itself, or by salt water ingress derived by tsunamis or hurricanes. Increased research on the development of salt-tolerant cultivars could, with appropriate management, result in the broader use of saline soils. Although careful application is necessary, the combination of sand, seawater, sun and salt-tolerant plants presents a valuable opportunity for many developing countries. Cooperation among plant ecologists, plant physiologists, plant breeders, soil scientists, and agricultural engineers could accelerate the development of economic salt tolerant crops. If saline water is available, the introduction of salt tolerant plants in poor regions can improve food or fuel supplies, increase employment, help stem desertification, and contribute to soil reclamation.
Starting Page	3
Ending Page	16
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15691705
Journal	Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology
Volume Number	6
Issue Number	1-3
e-ISSN	15729826
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2006-11-14
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	2006 Year of Deserts Agronomic resources Demography Genetic manipulation Halophytes Saline lands Saline soils Salt tolerant crops Water management Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Microbiology Environmental Biotechnology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Waste Management and Disposal Pollution Environmental Engineering Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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