Salinity evolution and crop response to secondary soil salinity in two agro-climatic zones in Lebanon

Soil salinity evolution and its relationship with dynamics of groundwater in the oasis of inland river basins: case study from the Fubei region of Xinjiang Province, China

“…Agricultural practices and excessive applications of water and fertilizer can cause soil salinization. Over-irrigation, poor scheduling of irrigation and a single large application of nutrients lead to low recoveries of water and nutrients (Darwish et al 2005). The present study has mapped spatiotemporal soil salinization in the Fubei region and has identified the major changes that have taken place over a 23-year period (1983-2005) in irrigated and non-irrigated landscape patch types within a region where groundwater is less than 2.5 m from the surface.…”

Effects of different water levels on cotton growth and water use through drip irrigation in an arid region with saline ground water of Northwest China

“…Indeed, over-irrigation, poor scheduling of irrigation and single large applications of nutrients lead to low use efficiency of water and nutrients in this water-shortage area. Moreover, mismanagement of water and fertilizer application can result in salt buildup in the soil-groundwater systems and deterioration of soil quality (Darwish et al, 2005). Wang et al (2008) investigated the Fubei region of Xinjiang and found that the area of soil salt accumulation was greater in irrigated than non-irrigated landscape types.…”

“…Jiao et al (2006) demonstrated that the SMP of −10 kPa at a depth of 20 cm immediately under a drip emitter can be used as an indicator for corn drip irrigation scheduling on saline soil in the semi-arid areas of Northwest China within the first two years. Irrigation should be managed according to the soil type, climatic factors and crop requirements (Darwish et al, 2005). The environmental conditions in Xinjiang, where the climates are extremely dry, are quite different from those in the areas mentioned above.…”

Effects of exogenous 5-aminolevulinic acid on PIP1 and NIP aquaporin gene expression in seedlings of cucumber cultivars subjected to salinity stress

“…However, under greenhouse conditions, deficiency of leaching by rainfall and over-fertilizer application increased soil salinity in facility cultivation (Stigter et al, 1998;Darwish et al, 2005); and this has become more obvious because of continuous cropping. Soil salinity is one of the most severe environmental stresses to non-halophytic plants causing severe agronomical yield losses worldwide.…”