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Agroforestry for the Management of Waterlogged Saline Soils and Poor-Quality Waters

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Land degradation caused by salinity and waterlogging is a global problem afflicting about one billion hectares and endangering the food security of at least 75 countries. Since the social, economic and environmental costs of on and/off-farm reclamation techniques are high, agroforestry is now emerging as a potential tool, not only for arresting salinity and waterlogging, but also for other environmental services like mitigating climate change, sequestering carbon and restoring biodiversity. This publication addresses the vital issues, principles and practices related to rehabilitation using agroforestry and includes many site-specific case studies from a number of the world’s typical catchments. Written by leading researchers, the book is a must, not only for scientists whose research interests lie in soil salinity, waterlogging and poor-quality waters, but also policy makers, environmentalists, students, and educationists alike. More importantly, it contributes to reversing the salinity trends and ensuring the livelihoods of resource-poor farming families living in these harsh agro-ecosystems.

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Series Title

Advances in Agroforestry

Call Number

630 AGR a

Publisher

New Delhi : Springer New Delhi., 2016

Collation

X, 210

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-81-322-2659-8

Classification

630

Content Type

text

Media Type

computer

Carrier Type

online resource

Edition

Ed. 1

Subject(s)

Agriculture
Environmental Management

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Editor: Jagdish Chander Dagar, Paramjit Minhas

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umi

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https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-81-322-2659-8.pdf?pdf=button

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