Prospects for Saline Agriculture

453 Pages·2002·27.17 MB·English

by  Kauser A. Malik (auth.), R. Ahmad, K. A. Malik (eds.)

PROSPECTS FOR SALINE AGRICULTURE
Tasks for vegetation science 37
SERIES EDITORS
A. Kratochwil, University of OsnabrUck, Germany
H. Lieth, University of OsnabrUck, Germany
The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.
Prospects for Saline Agriculture
Edited by
R.AHMAD
Department ojBotany,
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
and
K.A. MALIK
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission,
Islamabad, Pakistan
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
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ISBN 978-90-481-6019-8 ISBN 978-94-017-0067-2 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-0067-2
Acacia ampliceps grown at coastal sandy belt using highly saline water for irrigation.
Photograph taken by Dr. Shoaib Ismail.
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Table of contents
Foreword xi
Introduction by Series Editor xiii
Preface XV
Concept Papers
1- Prospects for saline agriculture in Pakistan: Today and Tomorrow.
Kauser A. Malik
2- Salt of the earth: time to take it seriously. 7
E.G. Barrett-Lennard
Regional Papers
3- Ecological conservation and reclamation of arid/saline lands under agricultural system
development in Kyzylkum deserts of Uzbekistan 19
K.N.Toderich, T. Tsukatani, R.I. Goldshtein, V.B. Aparin and A.A .Ashurmetov
4- Biogeocenotic principles and methods of degraded pastures phytomelioration in
Central Asia and Russia. 29
Z.Sh. Shamsutdinov and N.Z. Shamsutdinov
5- A study on salt pollution cycle of cultivated land between drainage and irrigation in
the main stream of Tarim River, Xinjiang, China. 37
Ji Fang, Ma Yingjie and Fan Zili
6- Desert forages of the Arabian Peninsula - the sustainable use of salt affected soils
through conservation and evaluation. 43
A. Dakheel, M. E. Ferguson, G. Al-Hadram, A. Saleh, I. R. McCann and J. M.
Peacock
7- Use of saline drainage water for irrigation, reclamation and cultivation of new land
areas in Sinai Peninsula. 57
Mohamed Talaat El-Saidi
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Cereals
Wheat
8- Conventional and alien genetic diversity for salt tolerant wheats: Focus on
current status and new gerrnplasm development. 69
Abdul Mujeeb-Kazi and Jose Luis Diaz De Leon
9- Recent advances in the development of salinity and waterlogging tolerant bread wheats. 83
P.A. Hollington, J. Akhtar, R. Aragties, Z. Hussain, A.R. Mahar, S.A. Quarrie,
R.H. Qureshi, A. Royo and M. Saqib.
10- Development/selection of salinity and waterlogging tolerant wheat genotypes. 101
J. Akhtar, S. Nawaz, R.H. Qureshi, M. Aslam and M. Saqib
11- Exploitation of genetic variation for improvement of salt tolerance in spring wheat. 113
M. Ashraf
12- Aegilops ovata: a potential gene source for improvement of salt tolerance of wheat. 123
Shafqat Farooq.
13- Tissue ion content of wheat and maize irrigated with blended and alternate use
of canal and tubewell water. 131
Dr. M.I.Lone
14- Genes inducing salt tolerance in wheat, Lophopyrum elongatum and amphiploid
and their responses to ABA under salt stress 139
Maher M. Noaman, J. Dvorak, and J.M. Dong
15- Effect of ABA seed pre-treatment on the response of wheat (Tritium aesitivum L.) to
salinity, with special reference to plant growth, ion relations and protein patterns. 145
J.Din and T J Flowers
16- Salt acclimation of wheat salt sensitive cultivar by polyamines. 155
M.M.F. Mansour, M.M. Al-Mutawa, K.H.A. Salama and A .M.F.Abou Hadid.
17- Effects of salinity and pH on ion uptake in SARC-1 wheat under hydroponic
conditions. 161
Manzoor Ahmad
RICE
18- Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Bangladesh indica for conferring salt
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tolerance. 167
Zeba I. Seraj, M. Bakhtiar Hossain, Noorain M.Rasul, Hasina Akhter, Haseena
Khan, Shamim Hossain, M. A. Salam and Glenn Gregorio
19- Causes of sterility in rice under salinity stress. 177
Zaibunnisa Abdullah Mushtaq A. Khan and T. J. Flowers
20- Rice cultivation in saline soils. 189
Aisha Shereen, R.Ansari, T.J.Flowers, A.R.Yeo and S.A.Ala
Millet
21- Effect of brackish water on growth and nutrient contents of Bajra (Pennisetum typhoideum
L.) 193
S. M. Alam and R. Ansari
Other Crops
22- Intra-specific variation for salt tolerance in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). 199
S. Ahmad, M. Ashraf and M.D. Khan
23- Reproductive physiology of cotton under saline conditions. 209
Ali Zafar J afri And Rafiq Ahmad
24- Fodder beet "A new fodder crop for salt affected lands of Pakistan". 215
Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, Zaib.Abdullah and Jelte Rozema
25- Genotypic behavior of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) towards salinity. 231
M. Y as in, M. A. Zahid, A. Ghafoor and Z. Ahmad
26- Salt tolerance potential in some members of Brassicaceae, physiological studies on
water relations and mineral contents. 237
M. Yasin Ashraf and G. Sarwar
27- Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.), a potential new crop for Pakistan. 247
S.E. Jacobsen, P.A. Hollington and Z. Hussain
28- Comparative performance of different canola varieties under various salinity
regimes. 251
Humaira Gul, Rafiq Ahmad and Shoaib Ismail
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Forestry
29- Farm forestry options for saline environments. 261
Nico Marcar
30- The utilization of highly saline water in planting and vegetable growing in
desert hinterland. 269
Pan Borong and Gu Fengxue
31- Growth, ion uptake, agro-industrial uses and environmental implications of
Eucalyptus camaldulensis in saline systems. 277
Z. Aslam, A.R. Awan, M.A.A. Qureshi, T. Mahmood, M.l. Haq, A.K. Chaudhry and
K.A. Malik
32- Economic use of degraded land and brackish water by growing salt tolerant
trees. 287
Muhammad Ramzan Chaudhry, Muhammad Iqbal and Khalid Mahmood Subhani
33- Effect of salt stress on Rhizobium and growth of Acacia ampliceps. 297
D.H.Roomi, Rafiq Ahmad, S.Ismail and A.Ghaffar
Halophytes
34- Developing cash crops from halophytes. 309
Helmut Lieth, Carsten Zeilinger and J utta Papenbrock
35- New developments in the world of saline agriculture. 321
Nicholas P. Yensen, ClAD and NyPa Int'l
36- Halophytic characteristics and potential uses of Allenrolfea occidentalis. 333
Darrell J. Weber, Bilquees Gul and M. Ajmal Khan
37- Arthrocnemum macrostachyum : a potential case for agriculture using above
seawater salinity. 353
M. Ajmal Khan and Bilquees Gul
38- Salt tolerance in Salicornia rubra from a salt playa of Great Basin Desert. 365
Bilquees Gul, M. Ajmal Khan and Darrell J. Weber
39- Plant and soil relationship in different halophytic communities. 377
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Sabia Maleeha and Muhammad Shafiq
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40- Role of saltbush (Atriplex Spp.) in animal production systems of Mediterranean
climate. 385
Atiq-ur-Rehman
41- Growth and mineral nutrition of some halophytes in condition of sea water irrigation. 403
Noomene Sleimi and Chedly Abdelly
General
42- Cropping of Glycyrrhiza Glabra on the secondary salinity soils. 411
N.Z. Shamsutdinov
43- Demonstration of bios aline agriculture for fodder production. 415
Rafiq Ahmad and Shoaib Ismail
44- On-farm seed priming: a key technology for improving the livelihoods of
resource-poor farmers on saline lands. 423
A. Rashid, D. Harris, P.A. Hollington and R.A. Khattak
45- Role of soil amendments in saline agriculture. 433
M. Salim, M. Ahmad, N. Hussain and B. H. Niazi
Mangrove
46- Establishment of field nursery for cultivation of mangroves at Miani Hor,
Pakistan. 439
Fayyaz Rasool and S.M. Saifullah
4 7- Copper contamination in Indus Delta mangroves of Karachi. 447
S. M. Saifullah , Sarwat Ismail and S. H. Khan
Key words Index 457
Author Index 459