Amelioration of Salt Affected Soils for Improving Crop Yield
P. Deewan*
Dept. of Agronomy, ARSS, Gonera, Kotputali, Rajasthan (303 108), India
R. Verma
Dept. of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, SKN COA, Jobner, Rajasthan (303 328), India
M. L. Dotaniya
ICAR- Directors of Rapeseed-Mustard Research, Bharatpur, Rajasthan (321 303), India
C. K. Dotaniya
Dept. of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, SKRAU, Bikaner, Rajasthan (334 006), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Crop production, Nutrient dynamics, Problematic soil, Soil health
Abstract
The need to produce more food grain from limited natural resources grew as the world's population. The use of improved crop varieties increased production, but soil qualities and climatic occurrences limited it. Under these conditions, saline soils must be managed scientifically in order to increase food crop yield. The majority of soils require organic matter addition and crop agronomic management. Green manure, FYM, leaching, scraping, and the use of salinity-tolerant crops are all recommended. These soils have excellent soil structure but are constrained by high salt ion concentrations. By management, these soils are key sustainable options for enhancing crop yield in arid and semi arid regions of India.
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