Salinity has been an enemy of agriculture for millennia because even though many crops can withstand low to moderate salt ...
I think we can all agree: the best part of winter is waking up to see a beautiful blanket of fresh-fallen snow outside. If ...
A new and innovative approach utilized by soil scientists from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has helped turn huge swathes of salty soil into fertile farmlands. The experiments were ...
As a result, salt water that washes over agricultural fields during storm events and extreme tides can severely degrade a soils’ ability to produce traditional crops like corn and soybeans. This is ...
The Ash Meadows gumplant thrives on salty soils — especially the moist, salt-encrusted, alkali soils of Ash Meadows in the Amargosa Valley. But road construction, off-road vehicle use, and livestock ...
The “Global Status of Salt-affected Soils” report, to be launched at the forum on December 11, will be the first major assessment of global salt-affected soils in 50 years. It will provide a ...